House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 3, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 632.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MENG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 13, January 24, 2017, Page H687):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 632, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/632
- 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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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 December 5, 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
238 cosponsors — 50 Republicans, 187 Democrats, 1 independent
50 of 238 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA) and 208 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Grace Meng.
- H.R. 423 (115th) Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017
- H.R. 382 (115th) 100 Years of Women in Congress Act
- H.R. 6953 (115th) GIRLS Act
- H.R. 722 (115th) No Funds for Unconstitutional Executive Orders Act
- H.R. 6609 (115th) Port Security Grant Program Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 972 (115th) Menstrual Equity For All 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.