House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 8, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 25, 2016
- Passed HouseMar 14, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 15, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2984.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2984, Fair RATES Act” on March 11, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 25, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 11, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51375
- CBO publication date
- March 11, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2984, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2984
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-452 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on March 14, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 14, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/452
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2984, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2984
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a99e44824831aacd9c1388ef3c7c3870990f3330aaad7e757b3768846744e1a
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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. KENNEDY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 105, July 8, 2015, Page H4956):Article I, Section 8--to provide for the general welfare, and to regulate commerce among the states.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 100 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2984, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2984
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a99e44824831aacd9c1388ef3c7c3870990f3330aaad7e757b3768846744e1a
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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
20 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 15 Democrats
5 of 20 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Mike Bost (R-IL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Richard Hudson (R-NC), William Keating (D-MA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Ann Kuster (D-NH), James Langevin (D-RI), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Richard Neal (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kennedy.
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.