House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3183.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOLLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 116, July 23, 2015, Page H5467):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 800 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3183, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3183
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
349968058b581c1ea37e525968f3d298bd952e1fc651b2f4f5c4a682392aee4a
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. 3183, 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
23 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 23 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Walter Jones (R-NC), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Luke Messer (R-IN), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Scott Perry (R-PA), Dennis Ross (R-FL), David Rouzer (R-NC), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Jolly.
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.