House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 14, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 15, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4656.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 204, December 14, 2017, Page H9940):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 14, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4656, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4656
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
866964068aa573561cf544686123af833ef2f99bbbc6aff713b135c12bc36da0
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. 4656, 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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
5 of 5 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Mike Thompson (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler.
- H.R. 5317 (115th) To repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands.
- H.R. 1318 (115th) Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
- H.R. 374 (115th) To remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105-384, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2083 (115th) Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act
- H.R. 1571 (115th) Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act
- H.R. 3209 (115th) Protecting Military Honor 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.