House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 2015
- Committee actionMay 20, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2015 · 424–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 30, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1300.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1300, First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act” on June 25, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 20, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 25, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50348
- CBO publication date
- June 25, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1300, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1300
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- 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. 114-222 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on July 22, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/222
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1300, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1300
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- 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. KING of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 37, March 4, 2015, Page H1616):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which grants Congress the power to provide for the common Defence of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 160 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1300, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1300
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
50 cosponsors — 38 Republicans, 12 Democrats
12 of 50 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), John Delaney (D-MD), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Tom Graves (R-GA), George Holding (R-NC), Darrell Issa (R-CA), John Katko (R-NY), William Keating (D-MA), John Kline (R-MN), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Billy Long (R-MO), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Jeff Miller (R-FL) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter King.
- H.R. 3361 (114th) Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2016
- H.Con.Res. 120 (114th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 3rd Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony.
- H.Res. 716 (114th) Recognizing the deep and abiding friendship between the United States and Ireland and recommending actions to further strengthen those ties.
- H.R. 723 (114th) Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2015
- H.Con.Res. 73 (114th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 2nd Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony.
- H.R. 1217 (114th) Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection 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.