House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Donna Edwards D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 5, 2015 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 785.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. EDWARDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 20, February 5, 2015, Page H857):Congress is authorized to enact this legislation under the Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Additionally, Congress has the authority to enact this legislation pursuant to the Preamble of the Constitution, ``to promote the general welfare.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 361 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 785, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/785
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 785, last updated August 12, 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
24 cosponsors — 24 Democrats
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), John Garamendi (D-CA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), David Price (D-NC), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Marc Veasey (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donna Edwards.
- H.R. 2521 (114th) REAL Act of 2015
- H.R. 1492 (114th) Child CARE Act
- H.R. 2850 (114th) Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015
- H.R. 1775 (114th) Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2015
- H.J.Res. 36 (114th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the…
- H.R. 1692 (114th) Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2015
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.