House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 2015
- Committee actionSep 10, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 30, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 1, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1541.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1541, PRISM Act” on September 30, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 10, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 30, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50859
- CBO publication date
- September 30, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1541, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1541
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 114-275 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 30, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 30, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/275
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1541, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1541
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c55587cad30cb58f7d202f546f4ce7fb67fbc1b46ee4e183c352ad6096796bff
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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. GRIJALVA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 48, March 23, 2015, Page H1849):U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 38 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1541, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1541
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c55587cad30cb58f7d202f546f4ce7fb67fbc1b46ee4e183c352ad6096796bff
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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
11 cosponsors — 11 Democrats
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Corrine Brown (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Ben Luján (D-NM), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Filemon Vela (D-TX).
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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.