House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Committee actionMay 17, 2016
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2016 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 24.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 24, Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015” on July 14, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 17, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51808
- CBO publication date
- July 14, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 24, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/24
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. 114-692 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 14, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 14, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/692
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 24, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/24
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5cc87d3015ecfc181522633ceea7960178cf654c423ce0c76be80c6df6082e64
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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. MASSIE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 1, January 6, 2015, Pages H43-H44):This legislation is authorized by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: ``To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standards of weights and measures'' and ``to provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 299 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 24, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/24
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5cc87d3015ecfc181522633ceea7960178cf654c423ce0c76be80c6df6082e64
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
201 cosponsors — 190 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 other
10 of 201 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK) and 171 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie.
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.