House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. David McKinley R-WVWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 13, 2015
- Committee actionApr 15, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 22, 2015 · 258–166
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2016 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1734.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015” on April 29, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 15, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 29, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50145
- CBO publication date
- April 29, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1734, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 114-143 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 9, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 9, 2015 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/143
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1734, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
56b9c39b72f5fdde0d386faed4976131af4abcdc91668b78ec85e9002f44eb8b
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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. McKINLEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 52, April 13, 2015, Page H2153):According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 13, 2015 ↗
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- Statement length
- 221 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1734, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
56b9c39b72f5fdde0d386faed4976131af4abcdc91668b78ec85e9002f44eb8b
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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
44 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 44 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Duncan (R-TN), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tom Graves (R-GA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Peter King (R-NY), John Kline (R-MN), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Candice Miller (R-MI) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.