House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2017
- Committee actionOct 4, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 15, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 421.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 717.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act” on December 8, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 4, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53391
- CBO publication date
- December 8, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 717, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/717
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-560 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on February 15, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/560
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 717, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/717
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
549ba1971814c39ff843d27da849f2319d760dac16257f786c642962789c9752
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OLSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 14, January 27, 2017, Page H703):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 73 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 717, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/717
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
549ba1971814c39ff843d27da849f2319d760dac16257f786c642962789c9752
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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Pete Sessions (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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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.