House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Cummings D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 2015
- Committee actionMar 25, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2015 · 403–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 12, 2016 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1557.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1557, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015” on May 8, 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, May 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50170
- CBO publication date
- May 8, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1557, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1557
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. 1557, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015” on January 9, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on December 9, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 9, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51128
- CBO publication date
- January 9, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1557, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1557
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b744ec1d2f3661c26aef123f9d9acddd09a016df4ad19f11e90b154f1ca10031
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: S. Rept. 114-300 ↗; H. Rept. 114-117 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/300
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/117 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1557, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1557
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. CUMMINGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 49, March 24, 2015, Page H1900):Article 1, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power To . . provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 130 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1557, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1557
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b744ec1d2f3661c26aef123f9d9acddd09a016df4ad19f11e90b154f1ca10031
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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings.
- H.R. 3231 (114th) Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016
- H.R. 5920 (114th) Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act
- H.R. 2319 (114th) Electronic Message Preservation Act of 2015
- H.R. 3997 (114th) To amend MAP-21 to establish a veterans business enterprises program, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 638 (114th) Recognizing the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks in honor of Women's History Month.
- H.R. 3470 (114th) Fair Chance 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.