House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-279
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 14, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016
Latest action: Dec 16, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-279.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 875.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUELLAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 23, February 11, 2015, Page H983):THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The 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 United States, or in any department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 341 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 875, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/875
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9fa36465317ebe5d8e8d6b24be5104151406234fd366a9ed6d3e11e994512915
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. 875, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar.
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- H.R. 3612 (114th) Making emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to address needs of the Federal judiciary serving the…
- H.R. 3688 (114th) To provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge…
- H.Res. 833 (114th) Recommending the designation of the first Wednesday of December as "Government Customer Service Day".
- H.R. 1744 (114th) To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the "George P. Kazen…
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.