House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 2014
- Committee actionApr 9, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 28, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 29, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4156.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4156, Transparent Airfares Act of 2014” on April 18, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 9, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 18, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45289
- CBO publication date
- April 18, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4156, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4156
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-554 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on July 24, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/554
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4156, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4156
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b76a4aab8f4b8b848cf451d12b0043c69d50040c272c348152aac31c7e4e240
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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. SHUSTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2256):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce among the several States).Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 139 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4156, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4156
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9b76a4aab8f4b8b848cf451d12b0043c69d50040c272c348152aac31c7e4e240
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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
50 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 20 Democrats
20 of 50 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Robert Brady (D-PA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Shelley Capito (R-WV), André Carson (D-IN), John Culberson (R-TX), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), William Enyart (D-IL), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Joe Garcia (D-FL), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Tom Graves (R-GA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Larson (D-CT), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Shuster.
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- H.R. 4076 (113th) HHEATT Act of 2014
- H.R. 3628 (113th) Transportation Reports Elimination Act of 2014
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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.