House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 6, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 490.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KING of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 8, January 12, 2017, Pages H472-H473):Congress has authority to extend protection to unborn children with a detectableheartbeat under the Constitution's grants of powers to Congress under the Equal Protection, Due Process, and Enforcement Clausesof the Fourteenth Amendment.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 236 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 490, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/490
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
697acbe237620b7bca07766d784637810e94e8f4abdc0b5895f64305b25e4c86
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 490, last updated August 11, 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
173 cosponsors — 170 Republicans, 1 Democrat, 1 independent, 1 other
1 of 173 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA) and 143 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve King.
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- H.R. 785 (115th) National Right-to-Work Act
- H.R. 997 (115th) English Language Unity Act of 2017
- H.R. 140 (115th) Birthright Citizenship 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.