House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 26, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 29, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 524.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 12, January 26, 2015, Page H582):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 26, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 524, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/524
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- 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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 524, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
53 cosponsors — 53 Republicans
0 of 53 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Paul Cook (R-CA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Steve King (R-IA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Mia Love (R-UT), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) and 23 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.