House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 28, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 29, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 578.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GIBBS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 14, January 28, 2015, Page H662):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution and the Second Amendment, which states: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 28, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 240 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 578, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/578
- 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 578, last updated August 12, 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
92 cosponsors — 92 Republicans
0 of 92 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), John Duncan (R-TN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO) and 62 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Gibbs.
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.