House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 8, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2652.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 89, June 4, 2015, Page H3915):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power *** To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof (Also known as the ``Necessary and Proper clause)''.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 350 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2652, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2652
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 2652, 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
50 cosponsors — 50 Republicans
0 of 50 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Joe Barton (R-TX), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), J. Hill (R-AR), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Palmer.
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.