House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.
Sponsor: Rep. H. Griffith R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 2, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 131.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFITH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 1, January 6, 2015, Page H47):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 131, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/131
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
764042ba1d54eab1b918aec3f2ade146a4b73c4b0c43c961b2bf765a43ac9255
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.
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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
75 cosponsors — 75 Republicans
0 of 75 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Rod Blum (R-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), J. Forbes (R-VA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Tom Graves (R-GA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) and 45 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Griffith.
- H.R. 4411 (114th) To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
- H.R. 4412 (114th) To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
- H.R. 2799 (114th) FAST Act
- H.R. 793 (114th) Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015
- H.R. 3463 (114th) Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act
- H.R. 5951 (114th) Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.