House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-56
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
Became law on Sep 8, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 23, 2017
- Committee actionMay 25, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 24, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2017 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesSep 7, 2017
- To the PresidentSep 8, 2017
- Became lawSep 8, 2017
Latest action: Sep 8, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-56.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 601.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 601, Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act” on June 8, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 5, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52795
- CBO publication date
- June 8, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 601, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/601
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 601, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017” on September 15, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As enacted (Public Law 115-56)”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 15, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53112
- CBO publication date
- September 15, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 601, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/601
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a2b22d1739ef43bfda14979964ee9a0d7a567cfd7786b522b4e51212700689b8
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.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LOWEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 12, January 23, 2017, Page H608):Article I.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 10 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 601, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/601
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a2b22d1739ef43bfda14979964ee9a0d7a567cfd7786b522b4e51212700689b8
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 noteContinuing appropriations through 12/8/2017.Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 601, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/601
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a2b22d1739ef43bfda14979964ee9a0d7a567cfd7786b522b4e51212700689b8
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of January 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 601, last updated January 10, 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
9 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 2 Democrats
7 of 9 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Charles Dent (R-PA), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Kay Granger (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), David Reichert (R-WA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ed Royce (R-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey.
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- H.R. 671 (115th) HER Act
- H.R. 1438 (115th) Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act
- H.Res. 342 (115th) Recognizing the essential contributions of frontline health workers to strengthening the United States national security and economic…
- H.R. 1168 (115th) United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act
- H.R. 7108 (115th) To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community clinic in New City, New York, as the "Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic".
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.