House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 31, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1258.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 37, March 4, 2015, Page H1615):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1258, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1258
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3a7fd7748bc2d27533934e8e6aebc410fc94fe5d1a5d3052f26d46f4281e7ea2
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1258, last updated December 5, 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
223 cosponsors — 44 Republicans, 178 Democrats, 1 independent
44 of 223 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), John Carney (D-DE), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and 193 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Katherine Clark.
- H.R. 1462 (114th) Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015
- H.R. 4599 (114th) Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016
- H.R. 3235 (114th) Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015
- H.R. 6340 (114th) Presidential Accountability Act
- H.R. 2602 (114th) Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement Act of 2015
- H.R. 3221 (114th) Homeless and Foster Youth Achievement 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.