House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-249
Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016
Became law on Dec 8, 2016.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 2, 2016
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseNov 14, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 28, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 1, 2016
- Became lawDec 8, 2016
Latest action: Dec 8, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-249.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4665.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEYER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 34, March 2, 2016, Page H1116):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 2, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4665, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4665
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 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
25 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 12 Democrats
13 of 25 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), David Jolly (R-FL), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Reichert (R-WA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Mark Takai (D-HI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Todd Young (R-IN), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Beyer.
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- H.Res. 569 (114th) Condemning violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslims in the United States.
- H.R. 5207 (114th) Freedom of Religion Act of 2016
- H.R. 3635 (114th) Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- H.R. 1024 (114th) DHS Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
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.