House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Larry Bucshon R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 21, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 19, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 445.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCSHON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 10, January 21, 2015, Page H481):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18; Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 21, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 445, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/445
- 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.
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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
9 cosponsors — 9 Republicans
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Doug Collins (R-GA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Cresent Hardy (R-NV), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Luke Messer (R-IN), James Renacci (R-OH), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Todd Young (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Larry Bucshon.
- H.R. 3716 (114th) Ensuring Access to Quality Medicaid Providers Act
- H.R. 4981 (114th) Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act
- H.R. 4959 (114th) Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016
- H.R. 5122 (114th) To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models.
- H.R. 2366 (114th) Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act
- H.R. 2872 (114th) Opioid Addiction Treatment Modernization Act
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.