House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 11, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 12, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2734.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 93, June 11, 2015, Page H4242):Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2734, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
01a1952c65d5da24e06ad889a457398f5a80d48db4c2cf67e40b1022e497175e
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2734, last updated December 5, 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
14 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 12 Democrats
12 of 14 cosponsors (86%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James Cooper (D-TN), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), John Delaney (D-MD), Donna Edwards (D-MD), David Jolly (R-FL), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Niki Tsongas (D-MA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton.
- H.R. 702 (114th) To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.
- H.R. 546 (114th) ACE Kids Act of 2015
- H.R. 666 (114th) To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.
- H.R. 4942 (114th) DELIVER Act of 2016
- H.R. 2888 (114th) Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2015
- H.Con.Res. 82 (114th) Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the White House Fellows Program.
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.