House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 14, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 14, 2021 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2515.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 64, April 14, 2021, Page H1791):Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 14, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2515, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2515
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0fe9605b64f31722ef413dc544801e6472dac48f37c461c236f71a09a36cbe28
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2515, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 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
58 cosponsors — 58 Republicans
0 of 58 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Mike Bost (R-IL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Earl Carter (R-GA), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Tom Cole (R-OK), James Comer (R-KY), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Tom Emmer (R-MN), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Mayra Flores (R-TX), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Kay Granger (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO), Michael Guest (R-MS), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), Yvette Herrell (R-NM) and 28 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Garret Graves.
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- H.R. 1921 (117th) To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 8049 (117th) American Aerospace Supply Chain Resiliency, Innovation, and Advancement Act of 2022
- H.Res. 1247 (117th) Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the 2023-2028…
- H.R. 2578 (117th) To seek the renegotiation of the Paris Agreement on climate change or the negotiation of a new agreement, including the requirement for…
- H.J.Res. 91 (117th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.