House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Vern Buchanan R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2015
- Committee actionJun 2, 2015
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 16, 2015 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2506.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2506, Seniorsâ Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015” on June 12, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 2, 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/50301
- CBO publication date
- June 12, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2506, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2506
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54f74bf9a040bda2bbcb84173d2e2dc5c21b92d7bbf52892674283b6ffd4b733
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2506, Seniors’ Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015” on June 12, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 2, 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/50301
- CBO publication date
- June 12, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2506, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2506
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54f74bf9a040bda2bbcb84173d2e2dc5c21b92d7bbf52892674283b6ffd4b733
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-158 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 16, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/158
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2506, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2506
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54f74bf9a040bda2bbcb84173d2e2dc5c21b92d7bbf52892674283b6ffd4b733
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. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 79, May 21, 2015, Page H3562):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 21, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 240 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2506, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2506
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54f74bf9a040bda2bbcb84173d2e2dc5c21b92d7bbf52892674283b6ffd4b733
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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Patrick Murphy (D-FL), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan.
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- H.R. 5456 (114th) Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016
- H.R. 2582 (114th) Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
- H.R. 5169 (114th) What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act
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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.