House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJan 7, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 9, 2015 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 35.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HULTGREN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 1, January 6, 2015, Page H44):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--``Congress shall have the Power to regulate Commerce with Foreign nations and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;'' and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--``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 this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 464 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 35, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/35
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b60fe91e120fe9c1a9ec9f64e61a8fdb523f401d089dfa55e37bed597f259bfc
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 35, last updated September 8, 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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Bill Posey (R-FL), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Lamar Smith (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Hultgren.
- H.R. 1158 (114th) Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2015
- H.R. 874 (114th) American Super Computing Leadership Act
- H.R. 1675 (114th) Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016
- H.R. 1964 (114th) Air Traffic Controllers Hiring Act of 2015
- H.R. 453 (114th) Healthy Relationships Act of 2015
- H.R. 2010 (114th) Regulatory Review and Sunset Act of 2015
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.