House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
War Powers Reform
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
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Latest action: Jan 27, 2015 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 560.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GIBSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 13, January 27, 2015, Page H640):Article I, section 8, clauses 11, 12, 13, 14, and 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 53 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 560, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/560
- 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.
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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
33 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 1 other
7 of 33 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Tom Reed (R-NY), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Austin Scott (R-GA), John Shimkus (R-IL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Steve Stivers (R-OH) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Gibson.
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- H.R. 4434 (114th) To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
- H.R. 969 (114th) Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015
- H.R. 2759 (114th) Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015
- H.R. 4534 (114th) POSTURE Act
- H.R. 452 (114th) Student Testing Improvement and Accountability 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.