House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.
Sponsor: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 3, 2016
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 21, 2016 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 894.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 894, a bill to extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act” on February 19, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 3, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 19, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51266
- CBO publication date
- February 19, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 894, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/894
- 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. 114-515 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 21, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 21, 2016 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/515
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 894, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/894
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6042296d65a4540dead225966d830a79eac6d0850e211d6c8c5b7d5b37d58299
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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. FRELINGHUYSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 23, February 11, 2015, Page H983):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2015 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 894, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/894
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6042296d65a4540dead225966d830a79eac6d0850e211d6c8c5b7d5b37d58299
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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
13 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 13 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.
Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Paul Tonko (D-NY).
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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.