House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Right to Try Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 9, 2015
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: Jul 29, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3012.
- 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 18--``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 9, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 267 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3012, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3012
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 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
61 cosponsors — 52 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 61 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), André Carson (D-IN), David Cicilline (D-RI), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tom Graves (R-GA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jody Hice (R-GA), J. Hill (R-AR), Steve Israel (D-NY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Steve King (R-IA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and 31 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Salmon.
- H.R. 1853 (114th) To direct the President to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and…
- H.Res. 634 (114th) Recognizing the importance of the United States-Republic of Korea-Japan trilateral relationship to counter North Korean threats and…
- 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. 3011 (114th) Kate's Law
- 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.