House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 17, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4420.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. POLIQUIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 18, February 1, 2016, Page H432):Article I, Section 8 grants Congress the power to ``regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 123 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4420, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4420
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2a659748534068636f9bdd169e3f97511ca22a14977c35dc539dd970a1a89be4
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 or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4420, last updated August 12, 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
45 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 45 cosponsors (7%) 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), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Paul Cook (R-CA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), H. Griffith (R-VA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Robert Latta (R-OH), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), David McKinley (R-WV), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), John Mica (R-FL), Candice Miller (R-MI), Jeff Miller (R-FL) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Poliquin.
- H.R. 2091 (114th) Child Support Assistance Act of 2015
- H.R. 4168 (114th) Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
- H.R. 5461 (114th) Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act
- H.R. 3532 (114th) Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act
- H.R. 4575 (114th) To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to provide investment authority to support rural infrastructure development, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4132 (114th) Preserving State Rights 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.