House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 9, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 29, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3011.
- 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. 106, July 9, 2015, Page H5031):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 July 9, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 160 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3011, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3011
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3522d64eb1e787df4144a399747e81fef38680951e47b66bfaf2f6088b5a6f95
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
58 cosponsors — 58 Republicans
0 of 58 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Diane Black (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), John Duncan (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Garret Graves (R-LA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jody Hice (R-GA), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Sam Johnson (R-TX), David Jolly (R-FL) and 28 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. 2942 (114th) Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015
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.