House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2017
- Committee actionApr 27, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 27, 2017 · 424–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 15, 2018 — By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-320.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 497.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 497, Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act” on May 23, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 27, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52761
- CBO publication date
- May 23, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 497, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/497
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2ebfc27b47029ca7c4bd974aebe82edc5361189e1cf3a6299894ba71b1177290
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 497, Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act” on June 5, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 17, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53933
- CBO publication date
- June 5, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 497, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/497
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2ebfc27b47029ca7c4bd974aebe82edc5361189e1cf3a6299894ba71b1177290
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 115-155 ↗; S. Rept. 115-320 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 30, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/155
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/320 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 497, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/497
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2ebfc27b47029ca7c4bd974aebe82edc5361189e1cf3a6299894ba71b1177290
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COOK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 8, January 12, 2017, Page H473):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 497, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/497
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2ebfc27b47029ca7c4bd974aebe82edc5361189e1cf3a6299894ba71b1177290
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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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.