House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Health Care Conscience Rights Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 27, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 940.
- 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. 24, February 12, 2015, Page H1037):Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 12, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 497 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 940, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/940
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e92b9668c20ccca74ed7df730fa11bac1e13bfa24671162889555e5fd25b583a
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
160 cosponsors — 157 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 other
2 of 160 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), John Carter (R-TX), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), John Culberson (R-TX), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Jeff Denham (R-CA) and 130 more.
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. 887 (114th) Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015
- H.R. 2579 (114th) Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015
- H.R. 217 (114th) Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition 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.