House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-257
District of Columbia Judicial Financial Transparency Act
Became law on Dec 14, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton D-DCWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2016
- Committee actionJul 12, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2016 · 414–0
- Passed SenateNov 29, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 2, 2016
- Became lawDec 14, 2016
Latest action: Dec 14, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-257.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4419.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4419, District of Columbia Judicial Financial Transparency Act” on August 11, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 12, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 11, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51899
- CBO publication date
- August 11, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4419, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4419
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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. 114-745 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on September 13, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/745
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4419, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4419
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 18, February 1, 2016, Page H432):clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4419, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4419
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Norton.
- H.Con.Res. 131 (114th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.
- H.R. 5037 (114th) District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act
- H.Con.Res. 70 (114th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.
- H.R. 3387 (114th) Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016
- H.R. 4231 (114th) To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel…
- H.R. 317 (114th) New Columbia Admission Act
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.