House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
ACE Kids Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jan 30, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 546.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 13, January 27, 2015, Page H640):Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 28 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 546, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/546
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 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.
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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
227 cosponsors — 107 Republicans, 119 Democrats, 1 independent
120 of 227 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.
Brad Ashford (D-NE), Andy Barr (R-KY), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rod Blum (R-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and 197 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton.
- H.R. 702 (114th) To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.
- H.R. 2734 (114th) Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015
- H.R. 666 (114th) To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.
- H.R. 4942 (114th) DELIVER Act of 2016
- H.R. 2888 (114th) Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2015
- H.Con.Res. 82 (114th) Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the White House Fellows Program.
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.