House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To amend MAP-21 to establish a veterans business enterprises program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Cummings D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 16, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 17, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3997.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUMMINGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 168, November 16, 2015, Page H8240):Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the common defense and general Welfare of the United States; Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 269 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3997, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3997
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aade40e339a7a7cc579e79c7112706fc99dc6b69448d98c0805bd6700960db28
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3997, last updated January 3, 2025. 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
40 cosponsors — 40 Democrats
0 of 40 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brad Ashford (D-NE), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), John Carney (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Wm. Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Larson (D-CT), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ben Luján (D-NM), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Patrick Murphy (D-FL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings.
- H.R. 1557 (114th) Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015
- H.R. 3231 (114th) Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016
- H.R. 5920 (114th) Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act
- H.R. 2319 (114th) Electronic Message Preservation Act of 2015
- H.Res. 638 (114th) Recognizing the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks in honor of Women's History Month.
- H.R. 3470 (114th) Fair Chance Act
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.