House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 2, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 21, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4231.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NORMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 178, November 2, 2017, Page H8444):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 2, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4231, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4231
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0d8747a4377341c091fd32ec1e01d2765baff8bc96291904945d90162d8b4e81
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. 4231, 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
18 cosponsors — 18 Republicans
0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Ken Buck (R-CO), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jody Hice (R-GA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Scott Perry (R-PA), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Francis Rooney (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Norman.
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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.