House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-126

Judicial Redress Act of 2015

H.R. 1428Introduced Mar 18, 2015Policy area: Law

Became law on Feb 24, 2016.

Sponsor: Rep. F. Sensenbrenner R-WI

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 18, 2015
Committee actionSep 17, 2015
Passed HouseOct 20, 2015 · by voice vote
Passed SenateFeb 9, 2016 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesFeb 10, 2016
To the PresidentFeb 12, 2016
Became lawFeb 24, 2016

Latest action: Feb 24, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-126.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1428.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1428, Judicial Redress Act of 2015” on September 28, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 17, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 28, 2015 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50849
CBO publication date
September 28, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1428, 114th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1428
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-294 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported February 1, 2016 ↗
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H.R. 1428, 114th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1428
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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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. SENSENBRENNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 46, March 18, 2015, Page H1770):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 9
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 18, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 1428, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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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

3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

John Conyers (D-MI), J. Forbes (R-VA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. F. Sensenbrenner.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-5 district

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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.