House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 2, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 281.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALAZZO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 5, January 12, 2015, Page H225):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 301 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 281, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/281
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 281, 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
40 cosponsors — 40 Republicans
0 of 40 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Kevin Brady (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), K. Conaway (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Cresent Hardy (R-NV), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Billy Long (R-MO), Tom Marino (R-PA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Luke Messer (R-IN), John Mica (R-FL), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Pete Olson (R-TX), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Stevan Pearce (R-NM) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven Palazzo.
- H.R. 4119 (114th) Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016
- H.R. 810 (114th) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2015
- H.R. 2039 (114th) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017
- H.R. 4816 (114th) Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2016
- H.Res. 582 (114th) Condemning and censuring President Barack Obama.
- H.R. 1546 (114th) Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015
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.