House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 17, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 23, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2799.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFITH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 97, June 17, 2015, Page H4492):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 17, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2799, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2799
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2c4bda1612e11ad0068095dbd481c0477c0781b21a3c28e2cbfa660c9fafab52
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. 2799, 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
171 cosponsors — 86 Republicans, 84 Democrats, 1 independent
85 of 171 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chris Collins (R-NY) and 141 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Griffith.
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- H.R. 793 (114th) Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015
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- H.R. 3463 (114th) Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act
- H.R. 5951 (114th) Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
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.