House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 2, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 654.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOLLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 17, February 2, 2015, Page H704):Article I, Section 8 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 40 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 654, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/654
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3a4a6d3485118939d0b41f7bc4cc27fec731888dcbb2db38c6f0fc1cb74f9734
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 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 654, last updated December 3, 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
72 cosponsors — 72 Republicans
0 of 72 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Charles Dent (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jody Hice (R-GA) and 42 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Jolly.
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.