House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 6, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1212.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BLACKBURN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 36, March 3, 2015, Page H1566):Article I, Section 8 ``necessary and proper'' clause.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 3, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 53 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1212, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1212
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1d93ff45d3fcbcf5eaa4a046a658f348227f29a5ff5cff5772c9fc3c93e5d1f7
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1212, last updated August 12, 2025. 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
54 cosponsors — 54 Republicans
0 of 54 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Diane Black (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Chris Collins (R-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Charles Dent (R-PA), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Bill Johnson (R-OH), David Jolly (R-FL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Steve King (R-IA) and 24 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marsha Blackburn.
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- H.R. 1770 (114th) Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
- H.R. 1151 (114th) USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 865 (114th) Good Samaritan Health Professionals 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.