House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Sunset Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 2015
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: Jan 7, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 183.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUDSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 2, January 7, 2015, Page H104):Article I, Section 8, Caluse 18 of the United States Consititution. 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 of Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 7, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 299 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 183, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/183
- 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
13 cosponsors — 13 Republicans
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Tom Rice (R-SC), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson.
- H.R. 4365 (114th) Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
- H.R. 986 (114th) Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
- H.R. 3999 (114th) American SAFE Act of 2015
- H.R. 184 (114th) Lumbee Recognition Act
- H.R. 5262 (114th) Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016
- H.R. 186 (114th) Farmers Against Crippling Taxes Act
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.