House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 2, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 878.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BIGGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 20, February 6, 2017, Page H1012):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 878, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e554c0797f6347a5a44d5f843f51784fddfaa8e28d804fbba912fdd5eb7fc1b4
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 878, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
89 cosponsors — 85 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 1 independent
4 of 89 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Diane Black (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Mike Coffman (R-CO), James Comer (R-KY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), J. Correa (D-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Faso (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Trent Franks (R-AZ) and 59 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs.
- H.R. 2666 (115th) AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017
- H.R. 6468 (115th) Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act
- H.Con.Res. 144 (115th) Commemorating the anniversary of United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.
- H.Res. 919 (115th) Recognizing the national debt as a threat to national security.
- H.R. 6356 (115th) LIST Act of 2018
- H.R. 486 (115th) Grant's Law
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.