House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 20, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1388.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OLSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 45, March 17, 2015, Page H1722):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 17, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 182 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1388, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1388
- 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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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 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1388, last updated December 6, 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
69 cosponsors — 67 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 69 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Rod Blum (R-IA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Ken Buck (R-CO), Earl Carter (R-GA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chris Collins (R-NY), Paul Cook (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and 39 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.