House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-42
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 26, 2015
- Passed HouseMar 16, 2015 · 395–0
- Passed SenateJul 27, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 29, 2015
- Became lawAug 6, 2015
Latest action: Aug 6, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-42.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 876.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 876, Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act” on March 11, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 26, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50010
- CBO publication date
- March 11, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 876, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/876
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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. 114-39 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on March 13, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 13, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/39
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 876, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/876
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
539374b7bf74d50ba64a222be68d8918b8f794b72e31112265abff42b7d194d7
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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. DOGGETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 23, February 11, 2015, Page H983):Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 69 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 876, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/876
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
539374b7bf74d50ba64a222be68d8918b8f794b72e31112265abff42b7d194d7
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Todd Young (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Doggett.
- H.R. 1260 (114th) American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2015
- H.R. 209 (114th) Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015
- H.R. 297 (114th) Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
- H.R. 3781 (114th) Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015
- H.R. 2103 (114th) Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act
- H.R. 5125 (114th) Corporate EXIT Fairness 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.