House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 2, 2015
- Committee actionNov 4, 2015
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 19, 2016 — Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-388.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3868.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act” on March 18, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on November 4, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 18, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51389
- CBO publication date
- March 18, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3868, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 24, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
646313559b38c746ebe4ccad77bb4b3b464a8bae58de2146dd210777c9af015e
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-508 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on April 19, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 19, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/508
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3868, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 24, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
646313559b38c746ebe4ccad77bb4b3b464a8bae58de2146dd210777c9af015e
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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. MULVANEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 162, November 2, 2015, Page H7390):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 136 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3868, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 24, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
646313559b38c746ebe4ccad77bb4b3b464a8bae58de2146dd210777c9af015e
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
6 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Robert Dold (R-IL), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Steve Stivers (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mick Mulvaney.
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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.