House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-10

Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

H.R. 2Introduced Mar 24, 2015Policy area: Health

Became law on Apr 16, 2015.

Sponsor: Rep. Michael Burgess R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 24, 2015
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseMar 26, 2015 · 392–37
Passed SenateApr 14, 2015 · 92–8
To the PresidentApr 16, 2015
Became lawApr 16, 2015

Latest action: Apr 16, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-10.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015” on March 25, 2015. CBO’s description reads “Cost Estimate and Supplemental Analyses for H.R. 2, as posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on March 24, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 25, 2015 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50053
CBO publication date
March 25, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2, 114th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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September 22, 2026
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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. BURGESS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 49, March 24, 2015, Page H1900):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2015 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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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 — 7 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 13 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.

Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Gene Green (D-TX), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Sander Levin (D-MI), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Paul Ryan (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Fred Upton (R-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Burgess.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-26 district

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