House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 1, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 9, 2018 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4526.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROKITA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 196, December 1, 2017, Pages H9598-H9599):Article I, Section 8 Clause 4 ``To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 1, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 159 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4526, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4526
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 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 or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jody Hice (R-GA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Jason Smith (R-MO), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Todd Rokita.
- H.J.Res. 57 (115th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of…
- H.R. 986 (115th) Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
- H.R. 1444 (115th) Voluntary Protection Program Act
- H.R. 352 (115th) State Health Flexibility Act of 2017
- H.R. 4915 (115th) SLAP Act of 2018
- H.R. 5012 (115th) Creating Real and Useful Middle-Class Benefits and Savings (CRUMBS) Act of 2018
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.