House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 4, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4694.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ELLISON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 35, March 3, 2016, Page H1145):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3 and Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 3, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 116 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4694, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4694
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 30, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of November 30, 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
27 cosponsors — 27 Democrats
0 of 27 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Keith Ellison.
- H.R. 3164 (114th) Pay Workers a Living Wage Act
- H.R. 4055 (114th) Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2015
- H.R. 1464 (114th) Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2015
- H.Res. 502 (114th) Honoring the life, legacy, and example of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 20th anniversary of his death.
- H.R. 4172 (114th) Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2015
- H.R. 1354 (114th) Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure 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.