House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 18, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 25, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3563.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MASSIE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 135, September 18, 2015, Page H6179):The Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the States, and therefore grants Congress the power to prevent federal agencies from interfering with citizens' ability to purchase, sell, or distribute unpasteurized milk across state lines.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 18, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 297 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3563, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3563
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5895528c45c97cc0570aa0dc69ff371b9fda5f09f86bc6a1d7735da64ef5131a
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. 3563, 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
11 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 other
2 of 11 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Dave Brat (R-VA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared Polis (D-CO), E. Rigell (R-VA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie.
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.