House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 4, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 16, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3942.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HARTZLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 159, October 4, 2017, Page H7842):Clause 18 Section 8 of Article I of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 4, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 66 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3942, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3942
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
18 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 18 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Mia Love (R-UT), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Bill Posey (R-FL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Ed Royce (R-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vicky Hartzler.
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- H.R. 2480 (115th) Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act
- H.R. 5521 (115th) VA Hiring Enhancement Act
- H.R. 2513 (115th) Police Officers Protecting Children Act
- H.R. 4037 (115th) VA Fairness in Hiring Act
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.