House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Shahbaz Bhatti International Religious Freedom Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 20, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1323.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PITTS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 37, March 4, 2015, Page H1617):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes:'' as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 256 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1323, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1323
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a96267be9b91ebce14475a26d6e1dd6d159f8cf6bb59ac873d285b5b64ccdaf
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. 1323, 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
17 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 17 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Doug Collins (R-GA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), David Trott (R-MI), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Pitts.
- H.R. 639 (114th) Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act
- H.R. 4725 (114th) Common Sense Savings Act of 2016
- H.R. 1714 (114th) Sugar Reform Act of 2015
- H.Res. 290 (114th) Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy laws.
- H.R. 903 (114th) Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2015
- H.R. 2641 (114th) Horseracing Integrity and Safety 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.