House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
POWERS Act of 2016
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 1, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4636.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MULLIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 31, February 26, 2016, Page H1000):Article 1, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution states: All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 26, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 205 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4636, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4636
- 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
24 cosponsors — 24 Republicans
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Tom Cole (R-OK), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Jody Hice (R-GA), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Mia Love (R-UT), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), James Renacci (R-OH), Steve Russell (R-OK), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Jason Smith (R-MO), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Markwayne Mullin.
- H.R. 533 (114th) To revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 487 (114th) To allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain lands.
- H.R. 6435 (114th) To authorize the Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with…
- H.R. 3154 (114th) E-Warranty Act of 2015
- H.R. 572 (114th) Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015
- H.R. 2675 (114th) Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers 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.