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: Nov 16, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3164.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ELLISON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 115, July 22, 2015, Page H5403):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States, which states: The Congress shall have the power 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.'' The Congress shall have the power 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 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 675 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3164, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3164
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- 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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3164, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
56 cosponsors — 56 Democrats
0 of 56 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) and 26 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Keith Ellison.
- H.R. 4055 (114th) Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2015
- H.R. 1464 (114th) Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2015
- H.Res. 502 (114th) Honoring the life, legacy, and example of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 20th anniversary of his death.
- H.R. 4172 (114th) Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2015
- H.R. 1354 (114th) Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015
- H.R. 4694 (114th) Lead-Safe Housing for Kids 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.