House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 21, 2015
- Committee actionSep 15, 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3779.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3779, a bill to restrict the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the federal government, and for other purposes” on October 13, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on September 26, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52107
- CBO publication date
- October 13, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3779, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
359de66796e410f38bf39927d1657c9dae163dfcdd591516f623b608e3febb82
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-789 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform 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/789
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3779, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
359de66796e410f38bf39927d1657c9dae163dfcdd591516f623b608e3febb82
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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. VALADAO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 154, October 21, 2015, Page H7089):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 21, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 73 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3779, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
359de66796e410f38bf39927d1657c9dae163dfcdd591516f623b608e3febb82
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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
63 cosponsors — 38 Republicans, 24 Democrats, 1 independent
25 of 63 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Dave Brat (R-VA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chris Collins (R-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Sam Farr (D-CA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC) and 33 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Valadao.
- H.R. 2898 (114th) Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015
- H.R. 4366 (114th) San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act
- H.R. 1842 (114th) Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2015
- H.R. 2749 (114th) Dams Accountability, Maintenance, and Safety Act
- H.R. 6207 (114th) ACTivate Act
- H.R. 6290 (114th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax incentives for biodiesel, renewable diesel, and alternative fuels.
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.