House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 26, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 27, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1692.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. EDWARDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 51, March 26, 2015, Page H2113):Congress is authorized to enact this legislation under the Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Additionally, Congress has the authority to enact this legislation pursuant to the Preamble of the Constitution, ``to promote the general welfare.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 26, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 361 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1692, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1692
- 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
11 cosponsors — 11 Democrats
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), William Keating (D-MA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donna Edwards.
- H.R. 2521 (114th) REAL Act of 2015
- H.R. 1492 (114th) Child CARE Act
- H.R. 2850 (114th) Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015
- H.R. 1775 (114th) Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2015
- H.R. 785 (114th) Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2015
- H.J.Res. 36 (114th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the…
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.