House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-101
Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act
Became law on Dec 18, 2015.
Sponsor: Rep. Denny Heck D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 12, 2015
- Committee actionOct 8, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 30, 2015 · 413–2
- Passed SenateDec 14, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 16, 2015
- Became lawDec 18, 2015
Latest action: Dec 18, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-101.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2270.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2270, Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act” on November 6, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 8, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50979
- CBO publication date
- November 6, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2270, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2270
- 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. 114-335 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 16, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/335
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2270, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2270
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d174c97609ee4403b045e5fbdb85a37dcdc722b940fca3aa44cd61da62fa1669
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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. HECK of Washington, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 72, May 12, 2015, Page H2878):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: ``The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States . . .''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 12, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 203 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2270, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2270
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d174c97609ee4403b045e5fbdb85a37dcdc722b940fca3aa44cd61da62fa1669
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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
19 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 13 Democrats
6 of 19 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), David Reichert (R-WA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Denny Heck.
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- H.R. 936 (114th) Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2015
- H.Res. 773 (114th) To express support for recognition of June 2016 as National Orca Protection Month.
- H.R. 3630 (114th) PUGET SOS Act
- H.R. 6436 (114th) U.S. Insurance Regulation Works Act of 2016
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.