House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Capitalizing on American Methane Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Glenn Thompson R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 30, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2142.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 64, April 30, 2015, Page H2771):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution which gives Congress the power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states, and within the Indian Tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 261 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2142, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2142
- 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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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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2142, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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 — 13 Republicans, 12 Democrats
12 of 25 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
Brad Ashford (D-NE), Brian Babin (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Tom Cole (R-OK), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), John Katko (R-NY), John Larson (D-CT), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Scott Peters (D-CA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Tom Reed (R-NY), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Michael Turner (R-OH), Lee Zeldin (R-NY).
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.