House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, to make recommendations for the resolution of the issues, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 29, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 275.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUSH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 5, January 12, 2015, Page H225):Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution granted Congress the power to lay and collect taxes to provide for the general welfare of the United States. Further, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 provides that Congress shall have power ``To regulate commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 333 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 275, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/275
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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, 3 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Robert Scott (D-VA), Mark Takai (D-HI).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush.
- H.R. 4583 (114th) To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.
- H.Res. 589 (114th) Establishing the Select Committee on Excessive Use of Police Force.
- H.R. 3888 (114th) Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2015
- H.R. 3638 (114th) Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2015
- H.R. 580 (114th) Data Accountability and Trust Act
- H.R. 3306 (114th) POWER Cuba Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.