House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 18, 2015
- Committee actionMay 19, 2015
- Passed HouseJun 21, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 22, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2395.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2395, Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2015” on June 12, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 19, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 12, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50304
- CBO publication date
- June 12, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2395, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
57a6ce28143f85026f849fca18aea5b0cfa559d3a0e0bebe32039ca4eae73161
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-210 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 16, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/210
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2395, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
57a6ce28143f85026f849fca18aea5b0cfa559d3a0e0bebe32039ca4eae73161
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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. CHAFFETZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 76, May 18, 2015, Page H3309):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 18, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2395, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
57a6ce28143f85026f849fca18aea5b0cfa559d3a0e0bebe32039ca4eae73161
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2395, last updated April 7, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
- H.R. 5790 (114th) Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016
- H.R. 6302 (114th) Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016
- H.R. 6450 (114th) Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016
- H.R. 4901 (114th) SOAR Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 1562 (114th) Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 1777 (114th) Presidential Allowance Modernization 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.