House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Permanent IRA Charitable Contribution Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Aaron Schock R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 9, 2015
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 2015 — COSPONSOR AUTHORITY - Mr. Paulsen asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 637, a bill originally introduced by Rep. Schock of Illinois, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 637.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 637, Permanent IRA Charitable Contribution Act of 2015” on February 6, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 4, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49935
- CBO publication date
- February 6, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 637, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/637
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-20 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on February 9, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 9, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/20
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 637, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/637
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2b160c41d458dbece2665b0515b32ebb66ce37e8090cc8711fbaddb3e6c3069b
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCHOCK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 17, February 2, 2015, Page H704):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress as stated in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 147 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 637, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/637
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2b160c41d458dbece2665b0515b32ebb66ce37e8090cc8711fbaddb3e6c3069b
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 637, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Tom Reed (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Aaron Schock.
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.