House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-434

Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017

H.R. 672Introduced Jan 24, 2017Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Jan 14, 2019.

Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 24, 2017
Committee actionMar 29, 2017
Passed HouseMay 17, 2017 · by voice vote
Passed SenateDec 22, 2018 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentJan 2, 2019
Became lawJan 14, 2019

Latest action: Jan 14, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 115-434.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 672.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 672, Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017” on April 10, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 29, 2017”.
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LOWEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 13, January 24, 2017, Page H688):
Article I
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H.R. 672, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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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

34 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 34 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Kay Granger (R-TX), David Joyce (R-OH), Peter King (R-NY), Ann Kuster (D-NH), David Kustoff (R-TN), Sander Levin (D-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Brian Mast (R-FL), Luke Messer (R-IN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Ed Royce (R-CA), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and 4 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-17 district

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