House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 3, 2017
- Committee actionMay 16, 2018
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 18, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 648.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3916.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3916, FISH Act” on June 26, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 26, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54122
- CBO publication date
- June 26, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3916, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3916
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-838 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 18, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 18, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/838
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3916, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3916
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8403998ae30c67b148b750e81465636877bc0ad67397e48f024fac42818eabd9
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CALVERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 158, October 3, 2017, Page H7750):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 and clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 174 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3916, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3916
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8403998ae30c67b148b750e81465636877bc0ad67397e48f024fac42818eabd9
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Jim Costa (D-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Michael Simpson (R-ID), David Valadao (R-CA).
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.