House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-30
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 25, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 26, 2015
- Became lawJul 6, 2015
Latest action: Jul 6, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-30.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 893.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FORTENBERRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 23, February 11, 2015, Page H983):The constitutional authority for this bill is pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 893, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/893
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d526d85fc41a87feddb2302f8762b1218e4c8194f2b017146ae290c1cd3c5782
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 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 893, last updated December 6, 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
296 cosponsors — 175 Republicans, 120 Democrats, 1 independent
121 of 296 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Bradley Byrne (R-AL) and 266 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.
- H.Con.Res. 75 (114th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the atrocities perpetrated by ISIL against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include…
- H.R. 984 (114th) To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the…
- H.R. 1061 (114th) Farm to School Act of 2015
- H.R. 1292 (114th) Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act
- H.R. 2661 (114th) National Discovery Trails Act of 2015
- H.Con.Res. 152 (114th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States and the international community should support the Republic of Iraq and its people…
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.