House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 9, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2872.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCSHON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 102, June 24, 2015, Page H4651):According to Article I, Section 8 of the Constittuion of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 24, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 74 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2872, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
562d369aa1d24bf09cb672843468aab3191feac2bd72c16ae8965c5af970373e
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. 2872, 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
5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Larry Bucshon.
- H.R. 3716 (114th) Ensuring Access to Quality Medicaid Providers Act
- H.R. 4981 (114th) Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act
- H.R. 4959 (114th) Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016
- H.R. 5122 (114th) To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models.
- H.R. 2366 (114th) Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act
- H.R. 445 (114th) Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing 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.