House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 8, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 8, 2015 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2978.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 105, July 8, 2015, Page H4956):Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 The Congress shall have Power to coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 170 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2978, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2978
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6d141af5c3aaed71b783d9660e0d660002e5484ddcb36543d87e6e444efed4c7
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2978, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
80 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 75 Democrats
5 of 80 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Al Green (D-TX) and 50 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Danny Davis.
- H.Con.Res. 74 (114th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March.
- H.R. 1807 (114th) Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2015
- H.R. 1435 (114th) Supportive School Climate Act of 2015
- H.R. 2408 (114th) Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015
- H.R. 4214 (114th) Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015
- H.R. 5737 (114th) Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency 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.