House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-272
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 11, 2014
- Committee actionDec 11, 2014
- Passed HouseDec 11, 2014 · without objection
- Passed SenateDec 13, 2014 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 16, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014
Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-272.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5859.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GERLACH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H9304):Article I, Section 8, clause 3.Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5859, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5859
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0c9e38511ac46b3bfe7009b2ae5307b13626e431a90432698224f5c7432b4106
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 January 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5859, last updated January 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Gerlach.
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- H.R. 2807 (113th) Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2014
- H.R. 713 (113th) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013
- H.R. 494 (113th) Small BREW Act
- H.R. 3698 (113th) Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013
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.