House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 11, 2015
- Committee actionJan 12, 2016
- Passed HouseApr 27, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 28, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4240.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4240, No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act” on January 29, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 12, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 29, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51176
- CBO publication date
- January 29, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4240, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4240
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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. 114-495 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on April 15, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 15, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/495
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4240, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4240
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
612753e90a5479fb8afbf09c3809d9ecf74a99d1328f5b21da0097287f51c373
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JACKSON LEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 180, December 11, 2015, Page H9307):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 146 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4240, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4240
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
612753e90a5479fb8afbf09c3809d9ecf74a99d1328f5b21da0097287f51c373
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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
23 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 13 Democrats, 1 independent
9 of 23 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Mike Bishop (R-MI), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Henry Johnson (D-GA), William Keating (D-MA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Charles Rangel (D-NY), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Filemon Vela (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 309 (114th) Recognizing June 19, 2015, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
- H.Res. 787 (114th) Recognizing June 19, 2016, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
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.