House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-287
Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016
Became law on Dec 16, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Denham R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2016
- Committee actionMar 2, 2016
- Passed HouseMay 23, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 14, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016
Latest action: Dec 16, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-287.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4465.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4465, Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016” on May 19, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 2, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 19, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51604
- CBO publication date
- May 19, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4465, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4465
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4465, Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016” on May 19, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 14, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 19, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51602
- CBO publication date
- May 19, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4465, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4465
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9ed82a193bf04fabe91eca6c0a74653ee342687e59ed621d3fbfbd9f1589733e
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-578,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 114-578,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/578
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/578 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4465, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4465
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9ed82a193bf04fabe91eca6c0a74653ee342687e59ed621d3fbfbd9f1589733e
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. DENHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 21, February 4, 2016, Page H591):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress) and clause 17 (relating to authority over district as the seat of government), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 4, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 552 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4465, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4465
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9ed82a193bf04fabe91eca6c0a74653ee342687e59ed621d3fbfbd9f1589733e
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
7 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), André Carson (D-IN), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Bill Shuster (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Denham.
- H.R. 6451 (114th) Federal Property Management Reform Act of 2016
- H.R. 4582 (114th) SOS Act
- H.Con.Res. 72 (114th) Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
- H.R. 4937 (114th) PIPES Act of 2016
- H.R. 1688 (114th) To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions…
- H.R. 674 (114th) Pets on Trains Act of 2015
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.