House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-59
Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
Became law on Sep 15, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. David Valadao R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Committee actionFeb 14, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 24, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 6, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 8, 2017
- Became lawSep 15, 2017
Latest action: Sep 15, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-59.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 624.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 624, Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017” on February 24, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 14, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52460
- CBO publication date
- February 24, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 624, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/624
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-150 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on May 23, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/150
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 624, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/624
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. VALADAO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 13, January 24, 2017, Page H687):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 73 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 624, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/624
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
33 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 13 Democrats, 1 independent
14 of 33 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Val Demings (D-FL), Jeff Denham (R-CA), John Faso (R-NY), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), David Joyce (R-OH), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Devin Nunes (R-CA), James Renacci (R-OH), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Martha Roby (R-AL), Ed Royce (R-CA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and 3 more.
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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.