House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 22, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 8, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3151.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 115, July 22, 2015, Page H5403):Article 1, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3151, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3151
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
217b48a0a10d5784cf8784d411eab42f3ee8dd97d481c2aca16ea56b185546e2
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3151, last updated August 12, 2025. 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
33 cosponsors — 33 Republicans
0 of 33 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Dave Brat (R-VA), Ken Buck (R-CO), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Doug Collins (R-GA), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Steve King (R-IA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Pete Olson (R-TX), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Martha Roby (R-AL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Austin Scott (R-GA) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.