House joint resolution · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 27, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 24, 2015 — Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2685) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6916; text: CR S6916)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 61.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 61, Hire More Heroes Act of 2015” on July 24, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As introduced on July 23, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 24, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50425
- CBO publication date
- July 24, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 61, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hjres/61
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a7b138fe69aec9970711c1a8190f926b86af39ff11ad30027457bb62e087c782
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Amendment SA 2669 to H.J.Res. 61 (Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2016)” on September 22, 2015. CBO’s description reads “Amendment SA 2669 to H.J.Res. 61, Proposed by Mr. McConnell for Mr. Cochran on September 22, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50834
- CBO publication date
- September 22, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 61, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hjres/61
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a7b138fe69aec9970711c1a8190f926b86af39ff11ad30027457bb62e087c782
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 116, July 23, 2015, Page H5468):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 86 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 61, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hjres/61
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a7b138fe69aec9970711c1a8190f926b86af39ff11ad30027457bb62e087c782
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 committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 61, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rodney Davis.
- H.R. 22 (114th) FAST Act
- H.R. 2061 (114th) EACH Act
- H.Con.Res. 31 (114th) Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.
- H.Con.Res. 32 (114th) Providing for a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
- H.R. 5829 (114th) ADVISE Now Act
- H.R. 973 (114th) Social Security Fairness Act of 2015
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.