House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 25, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 9, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2942.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SALMON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 103, June 25, 2015, Page H4773):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4--``To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 25, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 160 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2942, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2942
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
804ff525a9278bced459189254d245d8777d090ecbc5a79e2c7bf4efef9641e0
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. 2942, 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
45 cosponsors — 45 Republicans
0 of 45 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rod Blum (R-IA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Tom Emmer (R-MN), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), David Jolly (R-FL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Tom McClintock (R-CA) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Salmon.
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- H.Res. 235 (114th) Expressing deepest condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following the devastating earthquake on April 25, 2015.
- H.R. 3799 (114th) Hearing Protection Act of 2015
- H.R. 3012 (114th) Right to Try Act of 2015
- H.R. 3011 (114th) Kate's Law
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.