House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 18, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 2, 2016
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 20, 2016 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4294.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support Act of 2015” on February 10, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 3, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 10, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51235
- CBO publication date
- February 10, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4294, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4294
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support Act of 2015” on April 20, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on February 2, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 20, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51487
- CBO publication date
- April 20, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4294, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4294
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fd9b4bd8f1bf6bc80af8eddacdb85ef79a3fb9513059776015cf7664ea6755d7
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-512,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 114-512,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 20, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/512
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/512 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4294, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4294
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fd9b4bd8f1bf6bc80af8eddacdb85ef79a3fb9513059776015cf7664ea6755d7
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROSKAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 185, December 18, 2015, Page H10711):a) Article I, Section 1, which states, ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives''; and b) Article I, Section 7, which states, ``All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills''; and c) Article I, Section 8, which states, ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,'' ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes,'' and ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 18, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 841 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4294, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4294
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fd9b4bd8f1bf6bc80af8eddacdb85ef79a3fb9513059776015cf7664ea6755d7
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
38 cosponsors — 32 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 38 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Duncan (R-TN), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), George Holding (R-NC), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), John Larson (D-CT), Robert Latta (R-OH), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Pete Olson (R-TX), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Tom Reed (R-NY), David Reichert (R-WA), James Renacci (R-OH), David Roe (R-TN) and 8 more.
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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.