House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2017

H.R. 637Introduced Jan 24, 2017Policy area: Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Rep. Gary Palmer R-AL

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 24, 2017
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 25, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 637.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 13, January 24, 2017, Page H687):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--The Congress shall have Power To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2017 ↗
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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

121 cosponsors — 119 Republicans, 1 independent, 1 other

0 of 121 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), James Comer (R-KY), K. Conaway (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and 91 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Palmer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress · AL-6 district

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