House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Express Appeals Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 9, 2015 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 800.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. O'ROURKE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 20, February 5, 2015, Page H857):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The Congress shall have the power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 297 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 800, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/800
- 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. 800, 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
25 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 16 Democrats
9 of 25 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Paul Cook (R-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Will Hurd (R-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), James Langevin (D-RI), David Loebsack (D-IA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Dina Titus (D-NV), Peter Welch (D-VT), David Young (R-IA), Don Young (R-AK), Todd Young (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Beto O'Rourke.
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- H.R. 1319 (114th) Ask Veterans Act
- H.R. 4268 (114th) Castner Range National Monument Act
- H.R. 2139 (114th) Veteran's Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act of 2015
- H.R. 1084 (114th) 21st Century SCASDP 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.