House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 19, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 20, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1505.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NUGENT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 47, March 19, 2015, Page H1805):Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 1, 12, 13, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; raise and support Armies; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 19, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 473 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1505, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1505
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1505, 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
11 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 11 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Chris Collins (R-NY), Paul Cook (R-CA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), David Jolly (R-FL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Mia Love (R-UT), Bill Posey (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Nugent.
- H.R. 402 (114th) National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
- H.R. 731 (114th) Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2015
- H.R. 1545 (114th) Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2015
- H.R. 3388 (114th) SOLDIER Act
- H.R. 3170 (114th) Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act
- H.R. 507 (114th) Congress is Not a Career 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.