House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJan 11, 2017 · 238–183
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 29, 2017 — Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-21.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODLATTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 1, January 3, 2017, Page H46):Article I, Section 1, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, in that the legislation concerns the exercise of legislative powers generally granted to Congress by that section, including the exercise of those powers when delegated by Congress to the Executive; Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 to 17, and Section 9, Clauses 1 to 2, 4, and 7 of the United States Constitution, in that the legislation concerns the exercise of specific legislative powers granted to Congress by those sections, including the exercise of those powers when delegated by Congress to the Executive; Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative power…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 1,651 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
25 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 25 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Doug Collins (R-GA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Clay Higgins (R-LA), George Holding (R-NC), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Tom Marino (R-PA), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Mimi Walters (R-CA), David Young (R-IA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Goodlatte.
- H.R. 954 (115th) To remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 5447 (115th) Music Modernization Act
- H.R. 732 (115th) Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017
- H.R. 1695 (115th) Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017
- H.R. 5954 (115th) Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018
- H.R. 985 (115th) Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency 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.