House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 16, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 824.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WEBER of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 22, February 10, 2015, Page H917):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, which states that ``The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties impost and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;'' and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, which states that Congress shall have power ``To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the Untied States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 10, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 685 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 824, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/824
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
51b40feef243833b607d42e550cd1c625d7326c40408abfa8de60500f8ef90a6
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 824, last updated December 5, 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
38 cosponsors — 38 Republicans
0 of 38 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Doug Collins (R-GA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Joseph Pitts (R-PA) and 8 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Weber.
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- H.R. 4550 (114th) PASS Act
- H.Res. 316 (114th) Observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
- H.R. 5225 (114th) COAST Act
- H.R. 1332 (114th) Deny Amnesty Credits Act of 2015
- H.R. 439 (114th) Illegal Entry Accountability 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.