House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Committee actionFeb 24, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 9, 2017 · 224–194
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 13, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 725.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 725, Innocent Party Protection Act” on February 10, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 2, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 10, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52420
- CBO publication date
- February 10, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 725, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/725
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b5d3f9fb565a5fd9386c9d1b57195517e51fbbe4481fc03284422cc91b7a2f7f
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-17 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 24, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/17
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 725, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/725
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b5d3f9fb565a5fd9386c9d1b57195517e51fbbe4481fc03284422cc91b7a2f7f
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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. BUCK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 15, January 30, 2017, Page H745):The Constitutional Authority on which this legislation is based is found in Article I, Section 8, Clause 9; Article III, Section 1, Clause 1, and Article III, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution, which grants Congress authority over the federal courts.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 256 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 725, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/725
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b5d3f9fb565a5fd9386c9d1b57195517e51fbbe4481fc03284422cc91b7a2f7f
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
5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (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.