House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 22, 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. 494.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOSAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 11, January 22, 2015, Page H533):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. (commerce clause) ``The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 184 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 494, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/494
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 494, last updated August 12, 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
36 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 36 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), John Fleming (R-LA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Luke Messer (R-IN), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Tom Price (R-GA), David Roe (R-TN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Austin Scott (R-GA) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.