House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
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- IntroducedJan 12, 2017
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Feb 3, 2017 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H964)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 486.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BIGGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 8, January 12, 2017, Page H472):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to thefollowing: Article I, Section 8 enumerated powers.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 114 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 486, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/486
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 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 August 11, 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
24 cosponsors — 24 Republicans
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jody Hice (R-GA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), David McKinley (R-WV), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Scott Perry (R-PA), Francis Rooney (R-FL), David Schweikert (R-AZ).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs.
- H.R. 2666 (115th) AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017
- H.R. 6468 (115th) Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act
- H.R. 878 (115th) Right to Try Act of 2017
- H.Con.Res. 144 (115th) Commemorating the anniversary of United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.
- H.Res. 919 (115th) Recognizing the national debt as a threat to national security.
- H.R. 6356 (115th) LIST Act of 2018
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.