House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 2, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 997.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KING of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 23, February 9, 2017, Page H1100):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 9, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 997, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/997
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 997, 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
72 cosponsors — 71 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 72 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO) and 42 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve King.
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- H.R. 490 (115th) Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 785 (115th) National Right-to-Work Act
- H.R. 140 (115th) Birthright Citizenship 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.