House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Making Rural America Count Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 28, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 16, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3890.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VALADAO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 156, September 28, 2017, Page H7636):Article I, Section 8 Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or office thereofSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 262 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3890, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3890
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.