House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 2015
- Committee actionJan 21, 2015
- Passed HouseJan 27, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 4, 2015 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 181.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 181, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015” on January 29, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 21, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 29, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49918
- CBO publication date
- January 29, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 181, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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. 114-7 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on January 27, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 27, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/7
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 181, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
da9de8cdc6b854fb4b4ceb3307b62af1da8a58262113cfc27d2d125bbf11e749
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. POE of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 2, January 7, 2015, Page H104):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 7, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 181, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
da9de8cdc6b854fb4b4ceb3307b62af1da8a58262113cfc27d2d125bbf11e749
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
16 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 16 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), David Jolly (R-FL), John Kline (R-MN), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Bill Posey (R-FL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe.
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- H.Res. 660 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the territorial integrity of Georgia.
- H.R. 3654 (114th) Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015
- H.R. 237 (114th) FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2015
- H.R. 5422 (114th) To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 37 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the recent terrorist attacks in Paris that resulted in the deaths of…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.