House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 14, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 14, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1781.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 53, April 14, 2015, Page H2211):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the sixteenth amendmentSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 14, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 58 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1781, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1781
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6a207175a70694064619840bf5c0e1838c49dc18d581c8a4ecf05d82d65d3813
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1781, 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
16 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 15 Democrats
1 of 16 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), John Carney (D-DE), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Norma Torres (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Terri Sewell.
- H.R. 4777 (114th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1301 Alabama Avenue in Selma, Alabama as the "Amelia Boynton…
- H.R. 431 (114th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to…
- H.Con.Res. 109 (114th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot…
- H.R. 2867 (114th) Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
- H.R. 4817 (114th) Birmingham Civil Rights National Historical Park
- H.R. 5783 (114th) Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts 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.