House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 30, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1815.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ESPAILLAT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 56, March 30, 2017, Page H2600):Article One of the United States Constitution, section 8, clause 18: The Congress shall have Power--To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof Or Article One of the United States Constitution, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have Power--To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes;Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 30, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 534 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1815, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1815
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 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
51 cosponsors — 51 Democrats
0 of 51 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), J. Correa (D-CA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Ben Luján (D-NM), James McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY) and 21 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Adriano Espaillat.
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- H.R. 3660 (115th) No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act
- H.R. 6594 (115th) REUNITE Act
- H.R. 1608 (115th) ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.