House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 3, 2015
- Committee actionApr 28, 2016
- Passed HouseMay 23, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 24, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4167.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4167, Kari’s Law Act of 2016” on September 1, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on May 23, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 1, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51945
- CBO publication date
- September 1, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4167, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4167
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-579 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 23, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/579
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4167, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4167
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f3c46db78afa13c736eecc3fb1ba8b46726387b398f02a71ec0fa2be995d7bec
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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. GOHMERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 175, December 3, 2015, Page H9012):Under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, ``The Congress shall have Power . . . to regulate Commerce . . . among the several States.'' Telecommunication devices, such as a multi-line telephone system (MLTS), enable the interstate transmission of voice telephony communication. Additionally, MLTS devices enter the stream of commerce as part of an economic enterprise and affect interstate commerce in that they are bought, sold and transported across state lines, and under Article I, Section 8 Congress has the authority to regulate products in interstate Commerce. See also, U.S. v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995). In addition to Congress's power under the Commerce Clause, ``Congress shall…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 3, 2015 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 911 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4167, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4167
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f3c46db78afa13c736eecc3fb1ba8b46726387b398f02a71ec0fa2be995d7bec
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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
24 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 24 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Diane Black (R-TN), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), John Duncan (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Steve King (R-IA), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), John Shimkus (R-IL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Louie Gohmert.
- H.Con.Res. 107 (114th) Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.
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- H.R. 1695 (114th) Parental Notification and Intervention Act of 2015
- H.Res. 410 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 does not apply to the Joint…
- H.R. 3165 (114th) Safer DC Act of 2015
- H.R. 5430 (114th) Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance 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.