House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 16, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2015 · 404–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 19, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1382.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 44, March 16, 2015, Page H1662):This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 111 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1382, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1382
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2321ca1a1fa11c35b2cbe2ae8364865faf40512a9bbebe94262599829d6a09c2
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. 1382, 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
8 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 5 Democrats
3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Paul Cook (R-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Mark Takano (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Rice.
- H.R. 2770 (114th) Keeping our Travelers Safe and Secure Act
- H.Res. 931 (114th) Supporting the designation of the week beginning November 14, 2016, as "National Apprenticeship Week".
- H.Res. 241 (114th) Expressing support for designation of April 2015 as "Alcohol Responsibility Month" and supporting the goals and ideals of responsible…
- H.R. 4484 (114th) Long Island Aviation History Act
- H.Res. 522 (114th) Supporting the designation of November 1 through November 7, 2015, as "National Apprenticeship Week".
- H.R. 5770 (114th) Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016
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.