House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. John Duncan R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 28, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2044.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 62, April 28, 2015, Page H2498):Article 1, Section 8--this bill regulates Commerce among the several states. Amendment V--the bill assures that citizens' liberty and property (their businesses and livelihood)are not deprived, that the government does not take property (market share, potential for profit and livelihood) without just compensation. Amendment X--Nothing in the Constitution authorizes the Federal government to do anything other than those things enumerated (coin money, enter into treaties, conduct a Census--which are inherently governmental). Thus, under Amendment X, the right to carry out commercial activities is reserved to the people.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 28, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 625 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2044, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2044
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 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
23 cosponsors — 23 Republicans
0 of 23 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chris Stewart (R-UT), David Trott (R-MI), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Duncan.
- H.R. 1069 (114th) Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2016
- H.R. 499 (114th) Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015
- H.R. 3074 (114th) CPI for Seniors Act of 2015
- H.R. 1120 (114th) To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
- H.R. 4819 (114th) HEALTHIER Act of 2016
- H.Res. 812 (114th) Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on the 80th anniversary of the unified development of the Tennessee River system.
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.