House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-88
RISE After Disaster Act of 2015
Became law on Nov 25, 2015.
Sponsor: Rep. Nydia Velázquez D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 8, 2015
- Committee actionJun 10, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 21, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 16, 2015
- To the PresidentNov 19, 2015
- Became lawNov 25, 2015
Latest action: Nov 25, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-88.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 208.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-186 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business Committee on June 25, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 25, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/186
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 208, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/208
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 3, January 8, 2015, Pages H155-H156):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 167 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 208, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/208
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c4357c3dfc6fbc4c2249fde81c5c63cd2bb70badcdac927d24f878cc9c1153ce
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). 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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Jose Serrano (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velázquez.
- H.R. 5322 (114th) U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2016
- H.R. 4325 (114th) Unifying Small Business Terminology Act of 2016
- H.R. 207 (114th) Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2016
- H.R. 3132 (114th) To increase the amount of funding available for fiscal year 2015 for certain general business loans authorized under the Small Business Act.
- H.R. 3830 (114th) Reducing Gun Violence in our Neighborhoods Act of 2015
- H.R. 3468 (114th) Scale-up Manufacturing Investment Company Act of 2015
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.