House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 9, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 24, 2024 — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lopez asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3954, a bill originally introduced by Representative Buck, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3954.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 101, June 9, 2023, Page H2789):Article 1. Section 8. The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiencySource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 9, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 194 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3954, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3954
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54a5fbfca4684591e109009ce6479fa17ac4a627b67fdc39c6bd1e24793dfbb5
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. 3954, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ken Buck.
- H.Con.Res. 40 (118th) Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.
- H.R. 895 (118th) Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023
- H.Con.Res. 4 (118th) Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies.
- H.R. 3406 (118th) Stop TSP ESG Act
- H.Con.Res. 2 (118th) Expressing support for the Nation's law enforcement agencies and condemning any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies.
- H.R. 4105 (118th) Stop Pills That Kill Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.