House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
Sponsor: Rep. James Clyburn D-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 13, 2015
- Committee actionMar 16, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 13, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 295.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 295, to Reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program” on April 12, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 16, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51464
- CBO publication date
- April 12, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 295, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/295
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 114-549 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 10, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 10, 2016 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 295, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/295
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. CLYBURN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 6, January 13, 2015, Page H359):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 13, 2015 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 295, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/295
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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
47 cosponsors — 47 Democrats
0 of 47 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Al Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and 17 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.