House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016
Sponsor: Rep. Ken Buck R-COWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 19, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4371.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 7, January 12, 2016, Page H331):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1, section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution of the United States which states: ``The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts, and provide for the common Defense and General Welfare of the United States . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse,…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 864 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4371, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4371
- 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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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
25 cosponsors — 25 Republicans
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Earl Carter (R-GA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jody Hice (R-GA), George Holding (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Peter Roskam (R-IL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Austin Scott (R-GA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Mark Walker (R-NC), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ken Buck.
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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.