House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 16, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 16, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1856.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SLAUGHTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 55, April 16, 2015, Page H2309):Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1856, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1856
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d12a86053736be267bb5b25b9f6a02e45912347baa17ae8254c4e91aad57bbba
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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1856, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
17 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 16 Democrats
1 of 17 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Robert Brady (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), David Price (D-NC), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Mark Takano (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Louise Slaughter.
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- H.Res. 762 (114th) Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the opening of the National Gallery of Art.
- H.R. 764 (114th) Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2015
- H.R. 1721 (114th) To reauthorize appropriations for the National Women's Rights History Project Act.
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.