House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-147
National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015
Became law on Apr 29, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Lynch D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 26, 2015
- Committee actionDec 2, 2015
- Passed HouseMar 21, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateApr 14, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentApr 19, 2016
- Became lawApr 29, 2016
Latest action: Apr 29, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-147.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1670.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1670, National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015” on December 8, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Administration on December 2, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51071
- CBO publication date
- December 8, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1670, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1670
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-410 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on February 1, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 1, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/410
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1670, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1670
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. LYNCH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 51, March 26, 2015, Page H2113):Article 1 section 8 Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 26, 2015 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 64 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1670, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1670
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 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
45 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 20 Democrats
25 of 45 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Bill Johnson (R-OH), David Jolly (R-FL), Walter Jones (R-NC), William Keating (D-MA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Peter King (R-NY), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), David Loebsack (D-IA), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), James McGovern (D-MA) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.