House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 26, 2015
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 13, 2015 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-40, Part I.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 887.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015” on March 12, 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 12, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50026
- CBO publication date
- March 12, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 887, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/887
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9bd10ce5116c8b244efd2582e73be6e7d7fa7fe361bb6e1c6e44341d78889e87
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-40 ↗. 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/40
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 887, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/887
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9bd10ce5116c8b244efd2582e73be6e7d7fa7fe361bb6e1c6e44341d78889e87
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BLACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 23, February 11, 2015, Page H983):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 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 132 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 887, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/887
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9bd10ce5116c8b244efd2582e73be6e7d7fa7fe361bb6e1c6e44341d78889e87
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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
16 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 16 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Tom Price (R-GA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Matt Salmon (R-AZ), David Schweikert (R-AZ), David Scott (D-GA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Linda Sánchez (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diane Black.
- H.J.Res. 43 (114th) Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014.
- H.R. 3134 (114th) Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
- H.R. 2570 (114th) Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors of 2015
- H.R. 2579 (114th) Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015
- H.R. 217 (114th) Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
- H.R. 940 (114th) Health Care Conscience Rights 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.