House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Education for All Act of 2016

H.R. 4481Introduced Feb 4, 2016Policy area: International Affairs

Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 4, 2016
Committee actionJul 14, 2016
Passed HouseSep 7, 2016 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 7, 2016 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4481.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4481, Education for All Act of 2016” on August 30, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 14, 2016”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 30, 2016 ↗
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August 30, 2016
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April 7, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LOWEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 21, February 4, 2016, Page H591):
Article I.
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H.R. 4481, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). 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

42 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 28 Democrats

14 of 42 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Brad Ashford (D-NE), Karen Bass (D-CA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Kay Granger (R-TX), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Michael Honda (D-CA), Steve Israel (D-NY), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), David Jolly (R-FL), William Keating (D-MA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), James McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI) and 12 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-17 district

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