House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 2015
- Committee actionApr 23, 2015
- Passed HouseApr 12, 2016 · 370–33
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2016 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1567.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1567, Global Food Security Act of 2015” on April 28, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 23, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 28, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50143
- CBO publication date
- April 28, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1567, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1567
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-482 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on April 12, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/482
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1567, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1567
- 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. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 49, March 24, 2015, Page H1900):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1567, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1567
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ba2b6127395a1bed7c0144faed6f5632325e7b4e5cb71d5b81cb265ab8bef749
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
127 cosponsors — 45 Republicans, 82 Democrats
82 of 127 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Karen Bass (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), John Delaney (D-MD), Charles Dent (R-PA) and 97 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.R. 1150 (114th) Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act
- H.R. 2820 (114th) Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015
- H.R. 515 (114th) International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders
- H.R. 4511 (114th) Gold Star Families Voices Act
- H.Res. 354 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the safety and security of Jewish communities in Europe.
- H.Res. 780 (114th) Urging respect for the constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the democratic transition of power in 2016.
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.