House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 1, 2015
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 1, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3679.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MURPHY of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 143, October 1, 2015, Page H6789):Article 1 section 8 Constitution of the United States, which states the Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 1, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 246 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3679, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3679
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- 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
19 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 15 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 19 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), John Delaney (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), David Joyce (R-OH), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Ted Poe (R-TX), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Patrick Murphy.
- H.R. 456 (114th) Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015
- H.Res. 432 (114th) Expressing support for designating February 2016 as "National Spine Ability Month".
- H.R. 3793 (114th) Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015
- H.R. 5254 (114th) Senior Accessible Housing Act
- H.R. 231 (114th) To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project.
- H.R. 230 (114th) To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Central Everglades Planning Project, Florida.
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.