House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 1, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2063.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DEUTCH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 62, April 28, 2015, Page H2499):Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution and Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 28, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 125 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2063, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2063
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 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
25 cosponsors — 25 Democrats
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Robert Scott (D-VA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), John Yarmuth (D-KY).
More from the sponsor
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- H.J.Res. 22 (114th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
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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.