House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 8, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 9, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 217.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BLACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 3, January 8, 2015, Page H156):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; whereby the Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Furthermore, this bill makes specific changes to existing law, in accordance with the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5, which states that ``No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 846 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 217, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/217
- 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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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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 217, last updated December 5, 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
167 cosponsors — 165 Republicans, 1 Democrat, 1 other
1 of 167 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) and 137 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diane Black.
- H.J.Res. 43 (114th) Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014.
- H.R. 3134 (114th) Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
- H.R. 2570 (114th) Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors of 2015
- H.R. 887 (114th) Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015
- H.R. 2579 (114th) Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015
- H.R. 940 (114th) Health Care Conscience Rights Act
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.