House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Abraham R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 8, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 639.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ABRAHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 13, January 24, 2017, Page H687):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with Indian tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 128 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 639, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/639
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2b60b3745dbcc652b946197195b47148068b4ec58d1d42de1af1429cc3f647d9
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 August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 639, last updated August 11, 2025. 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
14 cosponsors — 14 Republicans
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Chris Collins (R-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Charles Dent (R-PA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Andy Harris (R-MD), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Tom Rice (R-SC), Fred Upton (R-MI), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Abraham.
- H.R. 2941 (115th) Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act
- H.R. 1224 (115th) NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017
- H.R. 1777 (115th) To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of…
- H.R. 6932 (115th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program.
- H.R. 6272 (115th) Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act
- H.R. 5016 (115th) Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018
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.