House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2017
- Committee actionJun 29, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 25, 2017 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 234.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 986.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017” on July 21, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 29, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52948
- CBO publication date
- July 21, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 986, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 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. 115-324 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on September 25, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 25, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/324
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 986, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
82c7e91ee1ba7bad0f9d210ef44779f5570ea89cab327939b679025a063358a8
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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. ROKITA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 23, February 9, 2017, Page H1099):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 9, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 131 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 986, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
82c7e91ee1ba7bad0f9d210ef44779f5570ea89cab327939b679025a063358a8
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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
32 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 independent
4 of 32 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Rod Blum (R-IA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Tom Cole (R-OK), J. Correa (D-CA), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Jason Lewis (R-MN), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Collin Peterson (D-MN), David Roe (R-TN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), David Valadao (R-CA), Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4526 (115th) Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) 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.