House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 17, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 27, 2015 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3531.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WESTMORELAND, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 134, September 17, 2015, Page H6137):Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 17, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3531, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3531
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- 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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3531, 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
21 cosponsors — 21 Republicans
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Doug Collins (R-GA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jody Hice (R-GA), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Frank Lucas (R-OK), David McKinley (R-WV), Scott Perry (R-PA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Steve Russell (R-OK), Austin Scott (R-GA), John Shimkus (R-IL), Jason Smith (R-MO), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lynn Westmoreland.
- H.R. 1941 (114th) Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
- H.R. 4894 (114th) To repeal title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
- H.R. 1333 (114th) Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2015
- H.R. 3655 (114th) EPA Pays Act
- H.R. 4248 (114th) FSOC Designation Review Act
- H.R. 3699 (114th) Judgement Fund Taxpayer Accountability Act
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.