House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 10, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 11, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2716.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DeSANTIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 92, June 10, 2015, Page H4137):Article I, Section 8: The power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 10, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 180 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2716, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2716
- 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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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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2716, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
51 cosponsors — 50 Republicans, 1 other
0 of 51 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Doug Collins (R-GA), John Culberson (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Tom Graves (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jody Hice (R-GA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Sam Johnson (R-TX), David Jolly (R-FL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Billy Long (R-MO) and 21 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron DeSantis.
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- H.R. 4764 (114th) Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016
- H.R. 4448 (114th) State Sanctions Against Iranian Terrorism Act
- H.R. 1287 (114th) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2015
- H.R. 1953 (114th) No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act
- H.R. 5218 (114th) Targeting Child Predators Act of 2016
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.