House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2017
- Committee actionMar 22, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 22, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 23, 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. 883.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 883, Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017” on April 26, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 22, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 26, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52663
- CBO publication date
- April 26, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 883, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/883
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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. 115-141 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 22, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 22, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/141
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 883, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/883
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2bb1f45ce31128473a3a26bb630f436fe2dcc071cf9473ccbf150d2ff09ea9f2
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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. DeSANTIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 20, February 6, 2017, Page H1013):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. Specifically, Clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 270 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 883, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/883
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2bb1f45ce31128473a3a26bb630f436fe2dcc071cf9473ccbf150d2ff09ea9f2
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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
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Trent Franks (R-AZ), Tom Marino (R-PA), Luke Messer (R-IN), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), David Young (R-IA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron DeSantis.
- H.Res. 259 (115th) Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
- H.R. 3737 (115th) Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017
- H.R. 2327 (115th) PAWS Act of 2017
- H.R. 4494 (115th) Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
- H.R. 4274 (115th) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017
- H.J.Res. 6 (115th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
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.