House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
America's College Promise Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 8, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 16, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2962.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 105, July 8, 2015, Page H4956):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2962, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- 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.
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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
111 cosponsors — 111 Democrats
0 of 111 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), John Delaney (D-MD) and 81 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Scott.
- H.R. 4539 (114th) 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
- H.R. 2150 (114th) Raise the Wage Act
- H.R. 3514 (114th) WAGE Act
- H.Res. 506 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of considering legislation that would reinforce the goals of the working…
- H.R. 3512 (114th) Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015
- H.R. 2197 (114th) Youth PROMISE Act
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.