House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Ron DeSantis R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 7, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4274.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DeSANTIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 181, November 7, 2017, Page H8597):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts, and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''), Article I, 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 thereof.''), and the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution (``The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 785 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4274, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4274
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7606eb04c083e3ab2e2539ab62d53e21d1943df453c56477963e9915c00c9307
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 August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4274, last updated August 11, 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
77 cosponsors — 77 Republicans
0 of 77 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Mike Coffman (R-CO), James Comer (R-KY), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), George Holding (R-NC) and 47 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron DeSantis.
- H.Res. 259 (115th) Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
- H.R. 883 (115th) Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017
- H.R. 3737 (115th) Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017
- H.R. 2327 (115th) PAWS Act of 2017
- H.R. 4494 (115th) Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
- H.J.Res. 6 (115th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
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.