House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 8, 2015
- Committee actionMar 2, 2016
- Passed HouseApr 26, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 27, 2016 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 223.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 223, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016” on March 21, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 2, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51407
- CBO publication date
- March 21, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 223, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/223
- 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. 114-465 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 23, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 23, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/465
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 223, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/223
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
66d33de6d192d43a8cc70baa2be994e2055141f64579f21f6d114344c00dac5d
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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. JOYCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 3, January 8, 2015, Page H156):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution: ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 170 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 223, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/223
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
66d33de6d192d43a8cc70baa2be994e2055141f64579f21f6d114344c00dac5d
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
46 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 21 Democrats
21 of 46 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Chris Collins (R-NY), Robert Dold (R-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Steve Israel (D-NY), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), John Katko (R-NY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Sander Levin (D-MI), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Candice Miller (R-MI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Mike Quigley (D-IL) and 16 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Joyce.
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.