House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.
Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Rush D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2016
- Committee actionFeb 25, 2016
- Passed HouseFeb 29, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4583.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4583, a bill to promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce” on February 29, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 25, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 29, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51320
- CBO publication date
- February 29, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4583, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4583
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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 Mr. RUSH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 28, February 23, 2016, Page H854):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 23, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4583, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4583
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cec68cadc374830fa3caf3c20aadf5bca44e2640c5ea4f555c01ab3f29fc963c
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 committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4583, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), H. Griffith (R-VA), Richard Hudson (R-NC).
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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.