House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 25, 2015
- Committee actionSep 17, 2015
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 23, 2015 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2940.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2940, Educator Tax Relief Act of 2015” on September 23, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 17, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50839
- CBO publication date
- September 23, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2940, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2940
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6098f57ba0c6801528d045191f2b6a73d6f0c316f8023b6c2b1f1ecb23311c48
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-310 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on October 23, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/310
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2940, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2940
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6098f57ba0c6801528d045191f2b6a73d6f0c316f8023b6c2b1f1ecb23311c48
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REICHERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 103, June 25, 2015, Page H4773):Amendment XVI to the Constitution of the United States: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 25, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 249 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2940, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2940
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6098f57ba0c6801528d045191f2b6a73d6f0c316f8023b6c2b1f1ecb23311c48
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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
24 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 24 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Mike Bost (R-IL), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Robert Dold (R-IL), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), David Valadao (R-CA), Greg Walden (R-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Reichert.
- H.R. 2146 (114th) Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act
- H.R. 629 (114th) Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gain Recognition Period Act of 2015
- H.R. 630 (114th) Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contribution Act of 2015
- H.R. 1892 (114th) Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015
- H.R. 1608 (114th) Lymphedema Treatment Act
- H.R. 3706 (114th) Reach Every Mother and Child 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.