House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 11, 2017
- Committee actionMar 14, 2018
- Passed HouseApr 16, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 1, 2018 — By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-316.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4609.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4609, West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017” on March 23, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 14, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 23, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53691
- CBO publication date
- March 23, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4609, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4609
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7f0a5912466e0b36bf9dafa66f35da09b9272a5a9c8800098dcd53ef05b77758
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4609, West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017” on June 5, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 17, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53934
- CBO publication date
- June 5, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4609, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4609
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7f0a5912466e0b36bf9dafa66f35da09b9272a5a9c8800098dcd53ef05b77758
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 115-316 ↗; H. Rept. 115-624 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 30, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/316
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/624 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4609, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4609
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7f0a5912466e0b36bf9dafa66f35da09b9272a5a9c8800098dcd53ef05b77758
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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. TIPTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 201, December 11, 2017, Page H9789):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 11, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4609, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4609
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7f0a5912466e0b36bf9dafa66f35da09b9272a5a9c8800098dcd53ef05b77758
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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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.