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 17, 2015 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2802.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LABRADOR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 97, June 17, 2015, Page H4492):This legislation has been written pursuant to protections guaranteed by the First Amendment, which states, ``Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech.'' The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress ``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; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States'' as outlined in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution. Additionally, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 17, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 987 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2802, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2802
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2802, 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
172 cosponsors — 171 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 172 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA) and 142 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raul Labrador.
- H.R. 4731 (114th) Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016
- H.R. 2316 (114th) Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act
- H.R. 920 (114th) Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015
- H.R. 1215 (114th) Future Logging Careers Act
- H.R. 900 (114th) National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 2171 (114th) Owyhee Wilderness Areas Boundary Modifications 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.