House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-180
Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015
Became law on Jun 22, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Doug Collins R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Committee actionApr 27, 2016
- Passed HouseMay 10, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 10, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 17, 2016
- Became lawJun 22, 2016
Latest action: Jun 22, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-180.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2137.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2137, Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015” on May 10, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 27, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51566
- CBO publication date
- May 10, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2137, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2137
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-543 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 10, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 10, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/543
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2137, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2137
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b16826ef61ca0f7cfd3c8a6735ff4ae644219ea6fd3b7eaae00b85805ae3406
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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. COLLINS of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 64, April 30, 2015, Page H2770):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2137, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2137
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b16826ef61ca0f7cfd3c8a6735ff4ae644219ea6fd3b7eaae00b85805ae3406
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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 — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Mike Bishop (R-MI), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), David Reichert (R-WA).
More from the sponsor
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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.