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: Feb 7, 2017 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 978.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SINEMA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 21, February 7, 2017, Page H1086):Article. 1. Section. 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 23 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 978, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/978
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4e35e4cb6c3447f6c30593464c913d6081738a1fc1a6a7608679c7362334f3b9
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 August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 978, last updated August 11, 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
9 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 6 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Delaney (D-MD), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Ron Kind (D-WI), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Scott Peters (D-CA), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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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.