House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 21, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1568.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VARGAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 49, March 24, 2015, Page H1900):(1) To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1568, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1568
- 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.
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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
43 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 29 Democrats
14 of 43 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Mike Bishop (R-MI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Robert Dold (R-IL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Michael Honda (D-CA), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Juan Vargas.
- H.R. 3711 (114th) Chicano Park Preservation Act
- H.R. 6091 (114th) Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act
- H.R. 6093 (114th) NATS Act
- H.Res. 89 (114th) Supporting "United States Foreign Service Day" in recognition of the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the…
- H.R. 535 (114th) Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 6092 (114th) Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) 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.