House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-47
Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
Became law on Aug 7, 2015.
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Connolly D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 2015
- Committee actionMar 25, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 7, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 5, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 6, 2015
- Became lawAug 7, 2015
Latest action: Aug 28, 2015 — By Senator Johnson from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2015. Report No. 114-123.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1531.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1531, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act” on April 27, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 25, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 27, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50139
- CBO publication date
- April 27, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1531, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1531
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1531, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act” on August 5, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 29, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 5, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50703
- CBO publication date
- August 5, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1531, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1531
- 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 links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-182 ↗; S. Rept. 114-123 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/182
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/123 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1531, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1531
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CONNOLLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 48, March 23, 2015, Page H1849):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 150 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1531, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1531
- 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.
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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
16 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 16 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Rob Bishop (R-UT), Tom Cole (R-OK), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), David Joyce (R-OH), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Austin Scott (R-GA), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Peter Welch (D-VT), Don Young (R-AK).
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.