House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 23, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 26, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2850.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. EDWARDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 101, June 23, 2015, Page H4592):Congress is authorized to enact this legislation under the Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Additionally, Congress has the authority to enact this legislation pursuant to the Preamble of the Constitution, ``to promote the general welfare.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 361 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2850, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2850
- 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.
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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
40 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 37 Democrats
3 of 40 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), John Carney (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Robert Dold (R-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), James Himes (D-CT), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), William Keating (D-MA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Sean Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donna Edwards.
- H.R. 2521 (114th) REAL Act of 2015
- H.R. 1492 (114th) Child CARE Act
- H.R. 1775 (114th) Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2015
- H.R. 785 (114th) Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2015
- H.J.Res. 36 (114th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the…
- H.R. 1692 (114th) Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2015
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.