House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-285
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2015
Became law on Dec 16, 2016.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 28, 2015
- Committee actionNov 4, 2015
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2015 · 420–2
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2016 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesDec 13, 2016
- To the PresidentDec 15, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016
Latest action: Dec 16, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-285.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3842.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3842, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2015” on November 16, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on November 4, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51007
- CBO publication date
- November 16, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3842, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3842
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-343 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on November 19, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 19, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/343
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3842, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3842
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 159, October 28, 2015, Page H7332):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18--To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department of Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 28, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3842, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3842
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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
5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
John Carter (R-TX), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Norma Torres (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.
- H.R. 3480 (114th) Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
- H.R. 1615 (114th) DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015
- H.R. 5690 (114th) GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016
- H.R. 3323 (114th) DOC Access Act
- H.R. 4007 (114th) ALERTED Act of 2015
- H.R. 1431 (114th) To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws.
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.