House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
- Committee actionFeb 16, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 24, 2017 · 256–165
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 25, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 953.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 953, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017” on February 24, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on February 16, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52461
- CBO publication date
- February 24, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 953, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/953
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 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. 115-131 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Agriculture Committee on May 18, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 18, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/131
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 953, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/953
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
360c9baa33d39ea8b3a21013bf182ac98fa210e3ac372b98eb7665e23a62d21f
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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. GIBBS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 21, February 7, 2017, Pages H1085-H1086):Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee finds the Constitutional authority for this legislation in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, that grants Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested by Congress in the Constitution of the United States or in any department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 389 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 953, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/953
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
360c9baa33d39ea8b3a21013bf182ac98fa210e3ac372b98eb7665e23a62d21f
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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
47 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 independent
4 of 47 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Tom Cole (R-OK), James Comer (R-KY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Steve King (R-IA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Paul Mitchell (I-MI) and 17 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Gibbs.
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- H.R. 1045 (115th) Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017
- H.R. 2917 (115th) Regulatory Certainty Act of 2017
- H.R. 465 (115th) Water Quality Improvement Act of 2017
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.