House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-81
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015
Became law on Nov 5, 2015.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2015
- Committee actionApr 30, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 27, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 21, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 26, 2015
- Became lawNov 5, 2015
Latest action: Nov 5, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-81.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 774.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 774, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015” on June 12, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 12, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50296
- CBO publication date
- June 12, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 774, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/774
- 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. 114-212 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 20, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 20, 2015 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/212
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 774, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/774
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BORDALLO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 20, February 5, 2015, Page H857):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted Congress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2015 ↗
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- Statement length
- 121 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 774, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/774
- 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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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
39 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 19 Democrats
20 of 39 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Culberson (R-TX), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), John Garamendi (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), David Jolly (R-FL), William Keating (D-MA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Ted Poe (R-TX), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ed Royce (R-CA) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Bordallo.
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- H.R. 44 (114th) Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act
- H.R. 4345 (114th) National Community Service Improvement Act of 2015
- H.R. 4370 (114th) Compact Impact Relief Act of 2016
- H.R. 3642 (114th) To provide for increased flexibility in the extension of the Social Security program to Guam.
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.