House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-189
To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.
Became law on Jul 6, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Grace Napolitano D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 20, 2015
- Committee actionJul 23, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2015 · 422–3
- Passed SenateJun 23, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 29, 2016
- Became lawJul 6, 2016
Latest action: Jul 6, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-189.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3114.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3114, a bill to provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes” on August 6, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 23, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50718
- CBO publication date
- August 6, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3114, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3114
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3114, a bill to provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes” on June 9, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 18, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 9, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51676
- CBO publication date
- June 9, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3114, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3114
- 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. 114-249 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 18, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/249
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3114, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3114
- 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 Mrs. NAPOLITANO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 113, July 20, 2015, Page H5297):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, clause 1 and clause 18 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 20, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 126 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3114, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3114
- 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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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3114, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Rodney Davis (R-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Michael Honda (D-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Eleanor Norton (D-DC).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Grace Napolitano.
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.