House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 11, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 11, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4614.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEEHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 201, December 11, 2017, Page H9789):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 11, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4614, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4614
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4e509b4e48f42d1f04ca23aa057331843717072ceaf859927d5e3af70535a44d
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4614, last updated December 5, 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
9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), John Katko (R-NY), Scott Perry (R-PA), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Bobby Rush (D-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Patrick Meehan.
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- H.R. 3395 (115th) 529 OPTIONS Act
- H.R. 1898 (115th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of…
- H.R. 2926 (115th) REACH Act
- H.R. 1655 (115th) Capitalizing on American Methane 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.