House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
Sponsor: Rep. Earl Carter R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 10, 2015
- Committee actionJun 15, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 6, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 7, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3480.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3480, Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2015” on July 20, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 20, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51816
- CBO publication date
- July 20, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3480, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3480
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-701 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 25, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 25, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/701
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3480, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3480
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 130, September 10, 2015, Page H5942):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 10, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 293 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3480, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3480
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
13 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 13 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Doug Collins (R-GA), Tom Graves (R-GA), Jody Hice (R-GA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), John Lewis (D-GA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Tom Price (R-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA), David Scott (D-GA), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Rob Woodall (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.
- H.R. 3842 (114th) Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2015
- H.R. 1615 (114th) DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015
- H.R. 5690 (114th) GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016
- H.R. 3323 (114th) DOC Access Act
- H.R. 4007 (114th) ALERTED Act of 2015
- H.R. 1431 (114th) To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws.
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.