House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 24, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 644.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BLACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 13, January 24, 2017, Pages H687-H688):This bill makes specific changes to existing law in a manner that provides conscience protections in accord with the 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution. Further, this bill creates a private right of action in federal court in accord with Clause 9 of Section 8 of Article I, of the United States Constitution. Similarly, this bill provides for preventing disbursement of all or a portion of certain Federal financial assistance in accord with Clause 1, Section 8 Article 1.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 485 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 644, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/644
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 644, last updated December 5, 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
140 cosponsors — 136 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent, 1 other
2 of 140 cosponsors (1%) 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), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), John Culberson (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH) and 110 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diane Black.
- H.J.Res. 43 (115th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health…
- H.Con.Res. 71 (115th) Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary…
- H.R. 1628 (115th) American Health Care Act of 2017
- H.R. 3727 (115th) ITAM Act
- H.R. 354 (115th) Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2017
- H.R. 400 (115th) Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
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.