House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Homeless and Foster Youth Achievement Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 16, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3221.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 119, July 27, 2015, Page H5524):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3221, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3221
- 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.
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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
51 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 44 Democrats
7 of 51 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Brad Ashford (D-NE), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Denny Heck (D-WA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), James Langevin (D-RI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Tom Marino (R-PA), Doris Matsui (D-CA) and 21 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Katherine Clark.
- H.R. 1462 (114th) Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015
- H.R. 4599 (114th) Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016
- H.R. 1258 (114th) Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015
- H.R. 3235 (114th) Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015
- H.R. 6340 (114th) Presidential Accountability Act
- H.R. 2602 (114th) Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement 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.