House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-26
Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act
Became law on Jun 29, 2015.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Committee actionJun 4, 2015
- Passed HouseMay 12, 2015 · 407–5
- Passed SenateJun 4, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJun 18, 2015
- To the PresidentJun 24, 2015
- Became lawJun 29, 2015
Latest action: Jun 29, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-26.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2146.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REICHERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 64, April 30, 2015, Page H2771):Pursuant to Clause I of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 133 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2146, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2146
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
666a121f185766f68fce940550c7fcac7b0997b2fc8e5192812bbeeeb4b0f54e
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 March 4, 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 — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Tom Reed (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Reichert.
- H.R. 2940 (114th) Educator Tax Relief Act of 2015
- H.R. 629 (114th) Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gain Recognition Period Act of 2015
- H.R. 630 (114th) Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contribution Act of 2015
- H.R. 1892 (114th) Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015
- H.R. 1608 (114th) Lymphedema Treatment Act
- H.R. 3706 (114th) Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
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.