House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. John Ratcliffe R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 2015
- Committee actionMay 20, 2015
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 24, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1637.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1637, Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015” on June 4, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 20, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50269
- CBO publication date
- June 4, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1637, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1637
- 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. 114-149 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on June 11, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/149
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1637, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1637
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
96ca078911aea4335c373fdb6f03beefa2c77ae01f358f77b5503194d1dc1de9
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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. RATCLIFFE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 50, March 25, 2015, Page H2035):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 25, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1637, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1637
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
96ca078911aea4335c373fdb6f03beefa2c77ae01f358f77b5503194d1dc1de9
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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
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Carter (R-GA), Will Hurd (R-TX), John Katko (R-NY), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Candice Miller (R-MI), Mark Walker (R-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Ratcliffe.
- H.R. 5877 (114th) United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016
- H.R. 4768 (114th) Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016
- H.R. 3490 (114th) Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act
- H.R. 3578 (114th) DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015
- H.R. 5389 (114th) Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act of 2016
- H.R. 5388 (114th) Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 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.