House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-291
Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
Became law on Dec 19, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Lou Barletta R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2014
- Committee actionFeb 4, 2014
- Passed HouseMar 11, 2014 · 410–0
- Passed SenateApr 7, 2014 · 59–38
- Resolving differencesDec 4, 2014
- To the PresidentDec 18, 2014
- Became lawDec 19, 2014
Latest action: Dec 19, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-291.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3979.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3979, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014” on February 12, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 4, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 12, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45103
- CBO publication date
- February 12, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3979, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3979
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5a169efcc544de0c9b1cfed4752236197fc2c6fc0130dbde267ba396ad53e8fe
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3979, Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015” on December 4, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 2, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 4, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49827
- CBO publication date
- December 4, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3979, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3979
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5a169efcc544de0c9b1cfed4752236197fc2c6fc0130dbde267ba396ad53e8fe
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-360 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on February 25, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 25, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/360
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3979, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3979
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5a169efcc544de0c9b1cfed4752236197fc2c6fc0130dbde267ba396ad53e8fe
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- Congress.gov noteSee the committee print, containing the legislative text and joint explanatory statement, accompanying the enrolled version of H.R.3979.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3979, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3979
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5a169efcc544de0c9b1cfed4752236197fc2c6fc0130dbde267ba396ad53e8fe
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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
106 cosponsors — 91 Republicans, 15 Democrats
15 of 106 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Ron Barber (D-AZ), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Shelley Capito (R-WV), John Carney (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), John Carter (R-TX), Chris Collins (R-NY), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Steve Daines (R-MT), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Charles Dent (R-PA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Joe Garcia (D-FL), Cory Gardner (R-CO) and 76 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lou Barletta.
- H.Con.Res. 18 (113th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service.
- H.Con.Res. 92 (113th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band…
- H.R. 5448 (113th) John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2014
- H.Con.Res. 32 (113th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.
- H.R. 2612 (113th) Public Buildings Savings and Reform Act of 2013
- H.R. 3685 (113th) Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.