House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Collins R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 13, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 13, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 543.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COLLINS of NewYork, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 9, January 13, 2017, Page H547):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to thefollowing: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 13, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 130 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 543, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/543
- 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
5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Collins.
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- H.R. 1825 (115th) Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017
- H.R. 3576 (115th) SAGA Act
- H.R. 5472 (115th) Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2018
- H.R. 541 (115th) Improving Oversight and Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act
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.