House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-114
Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015
Became law on Dec 28, 2015.
Sponsor: Rep. Frank Pallone D-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 2015
- Committee actionNov 18, 2015
- Passed HouseDec 7, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 18, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 22, 2015
- Became lawDec 28, 2015
Latest action: Dec 28, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-114.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1321.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1321, Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015” on December 8, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 18, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51066
- CBO publication date
- December 8, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1321, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1321
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. 114-371 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on December 7, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 7, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/371
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1321, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1321
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. PALLONE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 37, March 4, 2015, Page H1617):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 293 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1321, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1321
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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
37 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 32 Democrats
5 of 37 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Robert Dold (R-IL), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Candice Miller (R-MI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Price (D-NC), Mike Quigley (D-IL) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone.
- H.R. 6400 (114th) To revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in New Jersey.
- H.R. 3998 (114th) Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act
- H.Res. 400 (114th) Commemorating 50 years since the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.
- H.R. 4396 (114th) Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act
- H.R. 1977 (114th) COAST Anti-Drilling Act
- H.R. 801 (114th) Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness 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.