House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-98
United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
Became law on Jan 3, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Comstock R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 15, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 18, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJan 2, 2018
- Became lawJan 3, 2018
Latest action: Jan 3, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-98.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4661.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. COMSTOCK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 205, December 15, 2017, Page H10144):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 15, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 295 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4661, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4661
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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 April 7, 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
8 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 independent
1 of 8 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Neal Dunn (R-FL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Mimi Walters (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barbara Comstock.
- H.R. 321 (115th) Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act
- H.R. 3249 (115th) Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018
- H.R. 1397 (115th) To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 630 (115th) Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and…
- H.R. 6229 (115th) National Institute of Standards and Technology Reauthorization Act of 2018
- H.J.Res. 92 (115th) Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to…
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.