House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the display of the Confederate battle flag in national cemeteries.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 9, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 5, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3007.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GALLEGO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 106, July 9, 2015, Page H5030):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 9, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3007, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3007
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- 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
25 cosponsors — 25 Democrats
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Sander Levin (D-MI), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ruben Gallego.
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- H.R. 5739 (114th) Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016
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.