House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 22, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 23, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3799.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SALMON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 155, October 22, 2015, Page H7138):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1--``The Congress shall have the Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 218 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3799, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3799
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3799, last updated December 5, 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
82 cosponsors — 80 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 82 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Chris Collins (R-NY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tom Graves (R-GA), Gene Green (D-TX), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Frank Guinta (R-NH) and 52 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Salmon.
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- H.Res. 235 (114th) Expressing deepest condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following the devastating earthquake on April 25, 2015.
- H.R. 3012 (114th) Right to Try Act of 2015
- H.R. 3011 (114th) Kate's Law
- H.R. 2942 (114th) Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015
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.