House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2017
- Committee actionNov 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 28, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 12, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 513.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 995.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 995, 21st Century Respect Act” on November 22, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 8, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 22, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53347
- CBO publication date
- November 22, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 995, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/995
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b687d5abd0e088db1496627c27e62e9f223f08ccc440f79b8f889ee08936b6cd
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 995, 21st Century Respect Act” on June 5, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 17, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53937
- CBO publication date
- June 5, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 995, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/995
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b687d5abd0e088db1496627c27e62e9f223f08ccc440f79b8f889ee08936b6cd
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 115-427 ↗; S. Rept. 115-300 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/427
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/300 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 995, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/995
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b687d5abd0e088db1496627c27e62e9f223f08ccc440f79b8f889ee08936b6cd
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JEFFRIES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 23, February 9, 2017, Page H1100):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 9, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 995, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/995
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b687d5abd0e088db1496627c27e62e9f223f08ccc440f79b8f889ee08936b6cd
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
4 of 4 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), John Faso (R-NY), Ed Royce (R-CA).
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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.