House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 9, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 909.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 21, February 7, 2017, Page H1084):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 909, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/909
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5a61e1d91171e5c313eea99c699f3966fb2dee5f73b2e67af8a79713ff2a5c9c
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. 909, 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
250 cosponsors — 62 Republicans, 187 Democrats, 1 independent
62 of 250 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA) and 220 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Katherine Clark.
- H.R. 5102 (115th) Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018
- H.R. 3528 (115th) Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act
- H.R. 371 (115th) Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017
- H.R. 7228 (115th) Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018
- H.R. 3574 (115th) Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Act
- H.R. 1466 (115th) 21st Century Child Care Investment Act
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.