House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-191

Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016

H.R. 3766Introduced Oct 20, 2015Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Jul 15, 2016.

Sponsor: Rep. Ted Poe R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 20, 2015
Committee actionNov 5, 2015
Passed HouseDec 8, 2015 · by voice vote
Passed SenateJun 28, 2016 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesJul 5, 2016
To the PresidentJul 8, 2016
Became lawJul 15, 2016

Latest action: Jul 15, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-191.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3766.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3766, Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015” on November 24, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 5, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 24, 2015 ↗
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November 24, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3766, 114th Congress
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March 4, 2026
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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. POE of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 153, October 20, 2015, Page H7027):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7
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H.R. 3766, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 4, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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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

23 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 23 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Ed Royce (R-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Adam Smith (D-WA), David Trott (R-MI), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ted Yoho (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-2 district

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