House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 3, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 27, 2016 — Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4172.
- 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. 175, December 3, 2015, Page H9012):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 3, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 92 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4172, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4172
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 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 December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4172, last updated December 6, 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
34 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 23 Democrats
11 of 34 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Michael Capuano (D-MA), John Carney (D-DE), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Robert Dold (R-IL), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), James Himes (D-CT), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Mia Love (R-UT), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), James Renacci (R-OH), Bobby Rush (D-IL) and 4 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. 4055 (114th) Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2015
- 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. 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.