House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2015
- Committee actionJul 9, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 6, 2016 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 608.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 959.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 959, Medgar Evers House Study Act” on July 29, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 9, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 29, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50688
- CBO publication date
- July 29, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 959, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/959
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 959, Medgar Evers House Study Act” on August 5, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 13, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 5, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51865
- CBO publication date
- August 5, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 959, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/959
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b69ae20f7dd9df23b7808b5d4e8d4bdd3f538c05875f576101fb08b6b0de9494
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-251 ↗; S. Rept. 114-335 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 6, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/251
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/335 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 959, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/959
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b69ae20f7dd9df23b7808b5d4e8d4bdd3f538c05875f576101fb08b6b0de9494
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 24, February 12, 2015, Page H1037):Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution: The Congress shall have the Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or any particular State.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 12, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 351 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 959, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/959
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b69ae20f7dd9df23b7808b5d4e8d4bdd3f538c05875f576101fb08b6b0de9494
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 959, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
No cosponsors.
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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.