House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 16, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 26, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2817.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WRIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 82, May 16, 2019, Page H3925):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 16, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2817, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2817
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1d1bc69c3e315fa0bb47d095108ca9e6617929f8454af780c9f4a5c12b1ea790
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2817, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 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
10 cosponsors — 10 Republicans
0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron Wright.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.