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House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015

H.R. 1568Introduced Mar 24, 2015Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Juan Vargas D-CA
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Where it went

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.

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.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1568, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-51 district

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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.