House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
SHARE Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 2015
- Committee actionOct 8, 2015
- Passed HouseFeb 26, 2016 · 242–161
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 1, 2016 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2406.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2406, SHARE Act” on December 9, 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, December 9, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51078
- CBO publication date
- December 9, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2406, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2406
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 114-377 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 10, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 10, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/377
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2406, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2406
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5cc09f5eb056c55d9e8ec6a93db6d1b4933f9000dbb4d227d50311bd2a6963b4
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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. WITTMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 77, May 19, 2015, Page H3388):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes 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 Amendment II--A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 19, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 515 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2406, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2406
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5cc09f5eb056c55d9e8ec6a93db6d1b4933f9000dbb4d227d50311bd2a6963b4
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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
37 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 37 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), John Carter (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Gene Green (D-TX), Jody Hice (R-GA), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ron Kind (D-WI), John Kline (R-MN), Robert Latta (R-OH), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Candice Miller (R-MI), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Collin Peterson (D-MN), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), E. Rigell (R-VA), David Roe (R-TN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Pete Sessions (R-TX) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Wittman.
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- H.R. 3428 (114th) Adoption Information Act
- H.R. 3884 (114th) Veterans Collaboration Act
- H.R. 3885 (114th) Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and sharing of Disability Examination Procedures with DOD Doctors Act
- H.Res. 17 (114th) Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution
- H.R. 1929 (114th) International Conflicts of Concern Act
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.