House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 2, 2016
- Committee actionMar 22, 2016
- Passed HouseApr 12, 2016 · 411–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 13, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4676.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROONEY of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 34, March 2, 2016, Page H1117):Article I, section 8--to make rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and Naval Forces.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 2, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 99 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4676, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4676
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
40254c0be0417066449f21700eecba8f78dc1faf79c7643617a39d3650699911
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 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4676, last updated August 10, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Rooney.
- H.R. 1180 (114th) Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2015
- H.Res. 813 (114th) Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to exclude provisions relating to existing or proposed water resources development…
- H.R. 2466 (114th) Cuba Normalization Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 2863 (114th) Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act
- H.R. 4183 (114th) Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2015
- H.R. 5996 (114th) Halt Arms and Promote Peace in South Sudan 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.