House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2015
- Committee actionJun 17, 2015
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2015 · 378–25
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2016 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 805.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2015” on June 19, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 17, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 19, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50331
- CBO publication date
- June 19, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 805, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/805
- 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. 114-175 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 23, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/175
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 805, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/805
- 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 Mr. SHIMKUS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 20, February 5, 2015, Page H858):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 132 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 805, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/805
- 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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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
15 cosponsors — 15 Republicans
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), John Kline (R-MN), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), David McKinley (R-WV), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Pete Olson (R-TX), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Greg Walden (R-OR), 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.