House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 29, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1121.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. EDWARDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 33, February 26, 2015, Page H1371):Article I, Section I. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 26, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 173 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1121, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1121
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1121, last updated March 23, 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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Norma Torres (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donna Edwards.
- H.R. 2521 (114th) REAL Act of 2015
- H.R. 1492 (114th) Child CARE Act
- H.R. 2850 (114th) Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015
- H.R. 1775 (114th) Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2015
- H.R. 785 (114th) Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2015
- H.J.Res. 36 (114th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the…
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.