House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-229
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 14, 2017
- Committee actionApr 18, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 17, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 25, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 1, 2018
- Became lawAug 2, 2018
Latest action: Aug 2, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-229.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4645.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4645, East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act” on May 10, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 18, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53834
- CBO publication date
- May 10, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4645, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4645
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-666 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 9, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 9, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/666
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4645, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4645
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. GIANFORTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 204, December 14, 2017, Page H9940):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 14, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4645, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4645
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Greg Gianforte.
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- H.R. 3764 (115th) Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2018
- H.R. 4644 (115th) Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act
- H.R. 5429 (115th) SIREN Act of 2018
- H.R. 4390 (115th) Hometown Heroes Relief Act of 2017
- H.R. 5148 (115th) Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act
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.