House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-14
Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act
Became law on May 22, 2015.
Sponsor: Rep. Erik Paulsen R-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 28, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 12, 2015 · 413–0
- Passed SenateMay 14, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 18, 2015
- Became lawMay 22, 2015
Latest action: May 22, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-14.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 606.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAULSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 14, January 28, 2015, Page H663):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 28, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 606, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/606
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
25 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 25 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Diane Black (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), John Larson (D-CT), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Pete Olson (R-TX), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Ted Poe (R-TX), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Tom Reed (R-NY), David Reichert (R-WA), James Renacci (R-OH), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Todd Young (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Erik Paulsen.
- H.R. 3209 (114th) Recovering Missing Children Act
- H.R. 160 (114th) Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- H.R. 159 (114th) Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015
- H.R. 5719 (114th) Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act
- H.R. 2482 (114th) Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act of 2015
- H.R. 640 (114th) Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2015
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.