House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-271
To extend the authorization for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Became law on Dec 18, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Royce R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 9, 2014
- Committee actionDec 10, 2014
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2014 · without objection
- Passed SenateDec 15, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 17, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014
Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-271.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5816.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROYCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H8931):Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5816, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5816
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Royce.
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- H.R. 5681 (113th) To provide for the approval of the Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of…
- H.R. 850 (113th) Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013
- H.R. 1771 (113th) North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2014
- H.R. 2548 (113th) Electrify Africa 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.