House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-292
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 20, 2016
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 5, 2016 · 392–0
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 15, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016
Latest action: Dec 16, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-292.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5015.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROUZER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 61, April 20, 2016, Page H1897):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debt and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 20, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 295 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5015, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5015
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5015, last updated December 5, 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
33 cosponsors — 33 Republicans
0 of 33 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Bill Flores (R-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), David Joyce (R-OH), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Bill Posey (R-FL), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), David Roe (R-TN) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Rouzer.
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- H.R. 3047 (114th) Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act
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.