House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 14, 2015
- Committee actionMar 25, 2015
- Passed HouseApr 28, 2015 · 413–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 16, 2015 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 373.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 373, Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act” on April 6, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 25, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50094
- CBO publication date
- April 6, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 373, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/373
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 373, Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act” on December 8, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 19, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51068
- CBO publication date
- December 8, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 373, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/373
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5ba02c4b4616a4f3409c7753ca13b05df489062dbf28d30a12587cb7b8cd5a67
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-75 ↗; S. Rept. 114-193 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/75
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/193 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 373, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/373
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5ba02c4b4616a4f3409c7753ca13b05df489062dbf28d30a12587cb7b8cd5a67
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HECK of Nevada, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 7, January 14, 2015, Page H407):The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, 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 the Government of the United States, or in any Department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 14, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 338 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 373, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/373
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5ba02c4b4616a4f3409c7753ca13b05df489062dbf28d30a12587cb7b8cd5a67
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 373, 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
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Cresent Hardy (R-NV), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), David Valadao (R-CA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).
More from the sponsor
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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.