House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Keith Ellison D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 18, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 18, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4055.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ELLISON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 170, November 18, 2015, Page H8360):Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States, which states: The Congress shall have the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereofSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 18, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 652 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4055, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4055
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
56 cosponsors — 56 Democrats
0 of 56 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 26 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Keith Ellison.
- H.R. 3164 (114th) Pay Workers a Living Wage Act
- H.R. 1464 (114th) Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2015
- H.Res. 502 (114th) Honoring the life, legacy, and example of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 20th anniversary of his death.
- H.R. 4172 (114th) Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2015
- H.R. 1354 (114th) Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015
- H.R. 4694 (114th) Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016
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.