House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 4, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 4, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3956.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RENACCI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 159, October 4, 2017, Page H7842):Article 1, 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 Officer therof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 4, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3956, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3956
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3956, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
52 cosponsors — 47 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 independent
5 of 52 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chris Collins (R-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), George Holding (R-NC), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), David Joyce (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and 22 more.
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.