House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-96
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 12, 2015
- Committee actionMay 12, 2015
- Passed HouseMay 19, 2015 · 357–67
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2015 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesDec 11, 2015
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2015
- Became lawDec 11, 2015
Latest action: Dec 11, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-96.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2250.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-110 ↗; S. Rept. 114-64 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Appropriations Committee on June 11, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/110
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/64 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2250, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
55da731d79d9dd7cd037d00e8f241d24ff180bab8ee94c0aaf8f0330a801d07c
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 72, May 12, 2015, Page H2877):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made byLaw . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 12, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 801 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2250, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
55da731d79d9dd7cd037d00e8f241d24ff180bab8ee94c0aaf8f0330a801d07c
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 noteContinuing appropriations through 12/16/2015.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2250, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
55da731d79d9dd7cd037d00e8f241d24ff180bab8ee94c0aaf8f0330a801d07c
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of March 4, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2250, last updated March 4, 2026. 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Graves.
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.