House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Build the Fence Act of 2016
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 23, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4547.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCHWEIKERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 25, February 11, 2016, Page H775):Article 1. Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4547, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4547
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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.
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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
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), David Rouzer (R-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Schweikert.
- H.R. 2187 (114th) Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
- H.R. 1413 (114th) Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015
- H.R. 4348 (114th) DC Personal Protection Reciprocity Act
- H.R. 1328 (114th) Denying Amnesty Bonuses Act
- H.Res. 277 (114th) Honoring the Tunisian People for their democratic transition.
- H.R. 420 (114th) Obamacare Opt-Out 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.