House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-303
Women in Aerospace Education Act
Became law on Dec 11, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Knight R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 6, 2017
- Committee actionNov 15, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2017 · 409–17
- Passed SenateSep 27, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 27, 2018
- To the PresidentNov 29, 2018
- Became lawDec 11, 2018
Latest action: Dec 11, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-303.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4254.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4254, Women in Aerospace Education Act” on December 6, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on November 15, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53370
- CBO publication date
- December 6, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4254, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4254, Women in Aerospace Education Act” on July 11, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 27, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54173
- CBO publication date
- July 11, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4254, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
613c18ca30fa386a6b0d1eb4540d351146129078f1ac9fd003854bdf8239737e
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-472 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 16, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/472
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4254, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. KNIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 180, November 6, 2017, Page H8522):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power 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 of Officer thereofSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 294 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4254, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4254
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
613c18ca30fa386a6b0d1eb4540d351146129078f1ac9fd003854bdf8239737e
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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
7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Bill Foster (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Lamar Smith (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Knight.
- H.R. 1162 (115th) No Hero Left Untreated Act
- H.R. 6330 (115th) Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018
- H.R. 2333 (115th) Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2017
- H.R. 3210 (115th) SECRET Act of 2018
- H.R. 4376 (115th) Department of Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2018
- H.R. 2763 (115th) Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017
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.