House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-51
Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
Became law on Aug 18, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Gallagher R-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2017
- Committee actionJul 26, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 28, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 3, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 7, 2017
- Became lawAug 18, 2017
Latest action: Aug 18, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-51.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 873.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 873, Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act” on July 28, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 26, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52980
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 873, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/873
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-264 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 28, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/264
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 873, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/873
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GALLAGHER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 20, February 6, 2017, Page H1012):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 873, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/873
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1ce7f2bb9681aa2cf83aeb64048f42c407ea3cf027b515eef59edf74dde3ffaa
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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
159 cosponsors — 95 Republicans, 63 Democrats, 1 independent
64 of 159 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Mike Bost (R-IL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Chris Collins (R-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA) and 129 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Gallagher.
- H.R. 3342 (115th) Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
- H.R. 4569 (115th) Counterterrorism Information Sharing Improvement Act of 2017
- H.R. 2453 (115th) DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program Act of 2017
- H.Res. 443 (115th) Recognizing the importance and effectiveness of trauma-informed care.
- H.Res. 994 (115th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Marine Corps faces significant readiness challenges and that…
- H.Res. 967 (115th) Expressing support for the designation of October 23 as a national day of remembrance of the tragic 1983 terrorist bombing of the United…
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.