House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-23

USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

H.R. 2048Introduced Apr 28, 2015Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Jun 2, 2015.

Sponsor: Rep. F. Sensenbrenner R-WI

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 28, 2015
Committee actionApr 30, 2015
Passed HouseMay 13, 2015 · 338–88
Passed SenateJun 2, 2015 · 67–32
To the PresidentJun 2, 2015
Became lawJun 2, 2015

Latest action: Jun 2, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-23.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2048.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2048, USA FREEDOM Act of 2015” on May 8, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 30, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 8, 2015 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50167
CBO publication date
May 8, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2048, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2048
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 4, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-109 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 8, 2015.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 8, 2015 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2048, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2048
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 4, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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. SENSENBRENNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 62, April 28, 2015, Page H2498):
Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 and Article 1, Section 8, clause 18
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 28, 2015 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2048, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2048
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 4, 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

27 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 27 cosponsors (63%) are from the other party.

Lois Capps (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Tom Marino (R-PA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), David Trott (R-MI), Mimi Walters (R-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. F. Sensenbrenner.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-5 district

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