House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 3, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 4, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3880.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 163, November 3, 2015, Page H7624):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power * * * To make all Laws which shall be necessary and propoer for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 3, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 301 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3880, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3880
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a043b75e5fe6d48ab9d9c4f74aaebd02bab34c5832d44dcc40bc882d3d472a15
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.
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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
152 cosponsors — 152 Republicans
0 of 152 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Eric Crawford (R-AR), John Culberson (R-TX), Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and 122 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Palmer.
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.