House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 16, 2015
- Committee actionNov 4, 2015
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2015 · 396–12
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 14, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2795.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2795, FRIENDS Act” on December 1, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on November 4, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 1, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51045
- CBO publication date
- December 1, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2795, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2795
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-370 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on December 7, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 7, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/370
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2795, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2795
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f3dc34a8ebf0d80b377cc61338ba254ee3475e51706e2de65945e554139a6596
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JACKSON LEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 96, June 16, 2015, Page H4432):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2795, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2795
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f3dc34a8ebf0d80b377cc61338ba254ee3475e51706e2de65945e554139a6596
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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
14 cosponsors — 14 Democrats
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Gene Green (D-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Robin Kelly (D-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
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- H.R. 68 (114th) Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016
- H.Res. 92 (114th) Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Project Head Start.
- H.Res. 309 (114th) Recognizing June 19, 2015, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
- H.Res. 787 (114th) Recognizing June 19, 2016, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
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.