House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Secure Fence Restoration Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 17, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 30, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4034.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FLEMING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 169, November 17, 2015, Page H8280):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4, which states ``The Congress shall have Power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization,'' and Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2, which states ``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 17, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 422 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4034, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4034
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 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 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
5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Steve King (R-IA), Lamar Smith (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Fleming.
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- H.R. 4828 (114th) Conscience Protection Act of 2016
- H.R. 1397 (114th) Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2015
- H.Res. 430 (114th) Calling upon the President to declare a National Day of Prayer to end targeted violence against law enforcement officers and schedule…
- H.R. 3006 (114th) Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices 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.