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 19, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2806.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARSON of Indiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 97, June 17, 2015, Page H4492):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Clause 1 of section 8 of , Article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 17, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 118 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2806, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2806
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54da354f70023907a207017cec7e18ad3755b41ddd50ec33a6b7071b9b2a62f6
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2806, last updated August 12, 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
20 cosponsors — 20 Democrats
0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. André Carson.
- H.R. 4957 (114th) To designate the Federal building located at 99 New York Avenue, N.E., in the District of Columbia as the "Ariel Rios Federal Building".
- H.Res. 208 (114th) Equality for All Resolution of 2015
- H.R. 608 (114th) To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Muhammad Ali in recognition of his contributions to the Nation.
- H.Res. 322 (114th) Recognizing the importance of providing services to children of incarcerated parents.
- H.R. 1866 (114th) Young Americans Financial Literacy Act
- H.R. 4833 (114th) Food Deserts Act of 2016
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.