House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jan 24, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 647.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARSON of Indiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 13, January 24, 2017, Page H688):Clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution, Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, and clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 172 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 647, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/647
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 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.
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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
13 cosponsors — 13 Democrats
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), James Langevin (D-RI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Darren Soto (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. André Carson.
- H.R. 4851 (115th) Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site Act
- H.Res. 136 (115th) Equality for All Resolution of 2017
- H.R. 5115 (115th) RARE Act of 2018
- H.Res. 157 (115th) Expressing support for the designation of the last day of February each year, as "Rare Disease Day".
- H.Res. 309 (115th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Poppy Day.
- H.R. 6051 (115th) Federal Protective Service Parity 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.