House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 3, 2017
- Committee actionNov 15, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 2, 2019 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 886.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4247.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-1119 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on January 2, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 2, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/1119
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4247, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4247
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUDD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 179, November 3, 2017, Page H8496):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, providing the power to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several states.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 127 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4247, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4247
- 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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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 (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4247, last updated April 7, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Budd.
- H.R. 5036 (115th) Financial Technology Protection Act
- H.R. 3903 (115th) Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017
- H.Res. 759 (115th) Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Reverend Billy Graham.
- H.R. 6035 (115th) Streamlining Communications for Investors Act
- H.J.Res. 130 (115th) Honoring the life of William (Billy) F. Graham, Jr.
- H.Res. 100 (115th) Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit-In.
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.