House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 16, 2015
- Committee actionSep 21, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 27, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1877.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1877, Mental Health First Aid Act of 2016” on September 26, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on September 26, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52053
- CBO publication date
- September 26, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1877, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1877
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
407114a212a1405e2f7f8d1b21996d070fb7c75727d5ab74bb60d0c0c58c5db4
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-786 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 26, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 26, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/786
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1877, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1877
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
407114a212a1405e2f7f8d1b21996d070fb7c75727d5ab74bb60d0c0c58c5db4
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 55, April 16, 2015, Page H2309):Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 200 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1877, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1877
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
407114a212a1405e2f7f8d1b21996d070fb7c75727d5ab74bb60d0c0c58c5db4
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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
47 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 36 Democrats
36 of 47 cosponsors (77%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Robert Brady (D-PA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Joseph Heck (R-NV), David Jolly (R-FL), John Katko (R-NY), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Peter King (R-NY), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 17 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lynn Jenkins.
- H.R. 1270 (114th) Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016
- H.R. 529 (114th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans.
- H.R. 5613 (114th) CAH Act of 2016
- H.R. 4723 (114th) Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act
- H.R. 2333 (114th) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott…
- H.R. 721 (114th) Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015
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.