House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 25, 2015
- Passed HouseMar 18, 2015 · 241–175
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 19, 2015 — 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. 1030.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1030, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015” on March 12, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on March 3, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 12, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50025
- CBO publication date
- March 12, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1030, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1030
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-34 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on March 2, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/34
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1030, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1030
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 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. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 31, February 24, 2015, Page H1115):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with Indian tribes. and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Power vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 24, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 457 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1030, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1030
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 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.
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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.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Doug Collins (R-GA), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Randy Weber (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 3033 (114th) READ Act
- H.R. 1020 (114th) STEM Education Act of 2015
- H.R. 2559 (114th) To designate the "PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway" in the State of Texas.
- H.R. 3293 (114th) Scientific Research in the National Interest Act
- H.R. 1806 (114th) America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015
- H.R. 5640 (114th) Electricity Storage Innovation 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.