House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-125
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
Became law on Feb 24, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Reed R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 9, 2015
- Passed HouseFeb 12, 2015 · 279–137
- Passed SenateMay 14, 2015 · 78–20
- Resolving differencesJun 12, 2015
- To the PresidentFeb 23, 2016
- Became lawFeb 24, 2016
Latest action: Feb 24, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-125.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 644.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 644, Fighting Hunger Incentive 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/49932
- CBO publication date
- February 6, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 644, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/644
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015” on June 11, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the Rules Committee website on June 9, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50290
- CBO publication date
- June 11, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 644, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/644
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67cd2c5703d8ac43b9e0e4913012ce1669c48ef9d3a436c4546492d5e92116cc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015” on December 10, 2015. CBO’s description reads “Conference report for H.R. 644 (House Report 114-376)”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 10, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51088
- CBO publication date
- December 10, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 644, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/644
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67cd2c5703d8ac43b9e0e4913012ce1669c48ef9d3a436c4546492d5e92116cc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015” on December 10, 2015. CBO’s description reads “Conference report for H.R. 644 (House Report 114-376)”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 10, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51088
- CBO publication date
- December 10, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 644, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/644
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67cd2c5703d8ac43b9e0e4913012ce1669c48ef9d3a436c4546492d5e92116cc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 644, regarding section 922 of the conference report” on January 29, 2016. CBO’s description reads “Letter to the Honorable Bernie Sanders, contained in Section 922 of the conference report for H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 29, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51178
- CBO publication date
- January 29, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 644, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/644
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67cd2c5703d8ac43b9e0e4913012ce1669c48ef9d3a436c4546492d5e92116cc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Mandates analysis of section 922 of the conference report for H.R. 644” on January 29, 2016. CBO’s description reads “Letter to the Honorable Bernie Sanders, contained in Section 922 of the conference report for H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 29, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51178
- CBO publication date
- January 29, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 644, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/644
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67cd2c5703d8ac43b9e0e4913012ce1669c48ef9d3a436c4546492d5e92116cc
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-18 ↗; H. Rept. 114-376 ↗. 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/18
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/376 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 644, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/644
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67cd2c5703d8ac43b9e0e4913012ce1669c48ef9d3a436c4546492d5e92116cc
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REED, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 17, February 2, 2015, Page H704):Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 121 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 644, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/644
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67cd2c5703d8ac43b9e0e4913012ce1669c48ef9d3a436c4546492d5e92116cc
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
7 cosponsors — 7 Republicans
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ryan Costello (R-PA), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Aaron Schock (R-IL), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Reed.
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- H.R. 1002 (114th) Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015
- H.Con.Res. 155 (114th) Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as "Manufacturing Day".
- H.Res. 207 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding establishing a National Strategic Agenda.
- H.Res. 675 (114th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
- H.R. 2657 (114th) POWER Act
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.