House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2017
- Committee actionJun 21, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 21, 2017 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 495.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. As as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 8, January 12, 2017, Page H473):Mr. CARTER of Texas: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant tothe following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts andExcises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; Article I, Section 8, Clause 4: To establish a uniform rule ofnaturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States; Article I Section 8, Clause10: To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law ofnations;Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 685 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 495, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/495
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 495, 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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Lamar Smith (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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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.