House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 2015
- Committee actionApr 29, 2015
- Passed HouseJun 24, 2015 · 247–180
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2016 — Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2042.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015” on May 13, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 29, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 13, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50196
- CBO publication date
- May 13, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2042, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2042
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 114-171 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 19, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 19, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/171
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2042, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2042
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. WHITFIELD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 62, April 28, 2015, Page H2498):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 28, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 157 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2042, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2042
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
67 cosponsors — 63 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 67 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Chris Collins (R-NY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), H. Griffith (R-VA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Richard Hudson (R-NC) and 37 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1726 (114th) Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015
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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.