House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.
Sponsor: Rep. Edward Whitfield R-KYWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
- Committee actionApr 15, 2015
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 9, 2015 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 906.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 906, a bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters” on May 5, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 15, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 5, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50156
- CBO publication date
- May 5, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 906, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/906
- 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. 114-142 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 9, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 9, 2015 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/142
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 906, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/906
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WHITFIELD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 23, February 11, 2015, Page H984):Article I, section 8, clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2015 ↗
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- H.R. 906, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/906
- 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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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.535, which became Public Law 114-11 on 4/30/2015.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 906, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/906
- 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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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
17 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 17 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Rod Blum (R-IA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Robert Latta (R-OH), David Loebsack (D-IA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
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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.