House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
United States Commission on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Cramer R-NDWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 13, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 13, 2017 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 545.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CRAMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 9, January 13, 2017, Page H547):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress toregulate Commerce with foreign Nations in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause3.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 13, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 200 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 545, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/545
- 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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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
66 cosponsors — 60 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 66 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Paul Cook (R-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Ron Estes (R-KS), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tom Graves (R-GA), Gene Green (D-TX), H. Griffith (R-VA) and 36 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Cramer.
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- H.R. 6038 (115th) To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota.
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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.