House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Timothy Walz D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 8, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 8, 2017 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4316.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 182, November 8, 2017, Page H8662):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4316, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4316
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
40b1cec5715058a0f77b8943900c87bc1561b98f215eb82802793fdc3642088c
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. 4316, 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
13 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 12 Democrats
1 of 13 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ron Kind (D-WI), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Sean Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Kurt Schrader (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Timothy Walz.
- H.R. 1725 (115th) To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit certain reports relating to medical evidence submitted in support of claims for…
- H.R. 2519 (115th) The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- H.R. 4245 (115th) Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017
- H.R. 5520 (115th) VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018
- H.R. 6500 (115th) VET-2-FARM Act of 2018
- H.Res. 335 (115th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
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.