House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 2015
- Committee actionJul 14, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2015 · 275–150
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 24, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1599.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015” on July 17, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on July 14, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50404
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1599, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1599
- 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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-208,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 114-208,Part 2 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Agriculture Committee on July 21, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 21, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/208
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/208 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1599, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1599
- 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. POMPEO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 50, March 25, 2015, Page H2033):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 25, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1599, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1599
- 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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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
106 cosponsors — 91 Republicans, 15 Democrats
15 of 106 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Alma Adams (D-NC), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rod Blum (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Tom Emmer (R-MN) and 76 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Pompeo.
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- H.Res. 411 (114th) Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015.
- H.R. 3021 (114th) AIR Survey Act of 2015
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.