House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Hudson R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2016
- Committee actionSep 21, 2016
- Passed HouseNov 14, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 15, 2016 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4365.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-804 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on November 14, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 14, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/804
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4365, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4365
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. HUDSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 7, January 12, 2016, Page H331):Per the Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, Congress shall have the power to regulate Commerce with foreign nations and among the several states.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 150 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4365, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4365
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
12ec4d35e5f9fa5ca5b5b77f4e297184e182383c2abbc1cdbc57fbe9d24e2ba7
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 (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4365, last updated April 7, 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
134 cosponsors — 89 Republicans, 45 Democrats
45 of 134 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), John Carter (R-TX), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chris Collins (R-NY), John Conyers (D-MI) and 104 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson.
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.