House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Research and Development Efficiency Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2015
- Committee actionMar 4, 2015
- Passed HouseMay 19, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 20, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1119.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1119, Research and Development Efficiency Act” on March 12, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on March 4, 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/50028
- CBO publication date
- March 12, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1119, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1119
- 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. 114-121 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on May 19, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 19, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/121
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1119, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1119
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
39fdca7e5761818f9c13d6422475f7de1b6b0fb37df6cf061eb349ccf59cbf8e
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. COMSTOCK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 33, February 26, 2015, Page H1371):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. 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 Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 26, 2015 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 454 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1119, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1119
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
39fdca7e5761818f9c13d6422475f7de1b6b0fb37df6cf061eb349ccf59cbf8e
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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Lamar Smith (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barbara Comstock.
- H.R. 4755 (114th) Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act
- H.Con.Res. 7 (114th) Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
- H.R. 3585 (114th) Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2015
- H.R. 4846 (114th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit.
- H.R. 4102 (114th) Student Loan Relief Act of 2015
- H.R. 5030 (114th) To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes.
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.