House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 19, 2015
- Committee actionJul 29, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 8, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2016 — Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5195)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1462.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1462, Protecting our Infants Act of 2015” on October 6, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on September 8, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50872
- CBO publication date
- October 6, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1462, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1462
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 114-244 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 8, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/244
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1462, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1462
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 47, March 19, 2015, Page H1804):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 19, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1462, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1462
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
42cd2d2fa6f09211df1e582ee0deb2fd5454b68a26d2ea4e69664c404230cd96
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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
99 cosponsors — 41 Republicans, 57 Democrats, 1 independent
41 of 99 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Robert Brady (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chris Collins (R-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Robert Dold (R-IL), John Duncan (R-TN) and 69 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Katherine Clark.
- H.R. 4599 (114th) Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016
- H.R. 1258 (114th) Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015
- H.R. 3235 (114th) Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015
- H.R. 6340 (114th) Presidential Accountability Act
- H.R. 2602 (114th) Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement Act of 2015
- H.R. 3221 (114th) Homeless and Foster Youth Achievement Act
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.