House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016
Sponsor: Rep. Doug Collins R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2015
- Committee actionMar 24, 2015
- Passed HouseJan 7, 2016 · 244–173
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 11, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 712.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015” on April 16, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 24, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50108
- CBO publication date
- April 16, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 712, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/712
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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. 114-184 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on June 25, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 25, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/184
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 712, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/712
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
566fa51d602a671403ec408999828fa05b7c48f03b6eb258136905479bb821a4
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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. COLLINS of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 19, February 4, 2015, Page H813):Article I, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, including, but not limited to, Clauses 1, 3, and 18, and Article III of the United States Constitution, Section 2Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 225 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 712, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/712
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
566fa51d602a671403ec408999828fa05b7c48f03b6eb258136905479bb821a4
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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
22 cosponsors — 22 Republicans
0 of 22 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Robert Latta (R-OH), Tom Marino (R-PA), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), David Rouzer (R-NC), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Scott Tipton (R-CO), David Trott (R-MI), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
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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.