House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 27, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 544.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JEFFRIES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 13, January 27, 2015, Page H640):Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I and the Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 83 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 544, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/544
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d5f42e0d03bb178719b9de9e8c0fc3661e6e804d30a42df7b630be8c7667b5e1
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 noteFor further action, see H.R.1527, which became Public Law 114-7 on 4/1/2015.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 544, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/544
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d5f42e0d03bb178719b9de9e8c0fc3661e6e804d30a42df7b630be8c7667b5e1
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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 — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Peter King (R-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Eric Swalwell (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
- H.R. 1527 (114th) Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015
- H.R. 3838 (114th) Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act
- H.R. 2052 (114th) Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2015
- H.R. 1700 (114th) Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act
- H.R. 5020 (114th) Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2016
- H.R. 3028 (114th) Grand Jury Transparency 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.