House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 3, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 5, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2641.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PITTS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 88, June 3, 2015, Page H3879):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have the Power To . . . regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, . . .Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 3, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 149 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2641, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2641
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
495199df77706c3e77f07a75d6d2351dc16e09b7566816b79b61db1ef75aecc0
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2641, last updated August 12, 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
13 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 12 Democrats
12 of 13 cosponsors (92%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Alan Grayson (D-FL), John Katko (R-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), David Price (D-NC), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Pitts.
- H.R. 639 (114th) Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act
- H.R. 4725 (114th) Common Sense Savings Act of 2016
- H.R. 1714 (114th) Sugar Reform Act of 2015
- H.Res. 290 (114th) Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy laws.
- H.R. 903 (114th) Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2015
- H.R. 1323 (114th) Shahbaz Bhatti International Religious Freedom Act of 2015
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.