House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
Sponsor: Rep. Doc Hastings R-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 27, 2014
- Committee actionApr 30, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2014 · 233–190
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 30, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4315.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4315, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act” on May 21, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 21, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45387
- CBO publication date
- May 21, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4315, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4315
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-537 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 17, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 17, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/537
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4315, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4315
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2745):Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States Constitution: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 299 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4315, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4315
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
28 cosponsors — 28 Republicans
0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Doug Collins (R-GA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Walter Jones (R-NC), James Lankford (R-OK), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Steve Southerland (R-FL), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), Scott Tipton (R-CO), David Valadao (R-CA), Greg Walden (R-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Doc Hastings.
- H.R. 527 (113th) Helium Stewardship Act of 2013
- H.R. 1158 (113th) North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act
- H.R. 1526 (113th) Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act
- H.R. 2231 (113th) Offshore Energy and Jobs Act
- H.R. 1157 (113th) Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act
- H.R. 4899 (113th) Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
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.