House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-141
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 2016
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMar 14, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMar 17, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesMar 21, 2016
- To the PresidentMar 24, 2016
- Became lawMar 30, 2016
Latest action: Mar 30, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-141.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4721.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SHUSTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 39, March 10, 2016, Page H1302):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 10, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 103 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4721, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4721
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- 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 March 4, 2026). 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Shuster.
- H.R. 3996 (114th) Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015, Part II
- H.R. 3236 (114th) Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015
- H.R. 3819 (114th) Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015
- H.R. 2353 (114th) Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015
- H.R. 3614 (114th) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015
- H.R. 1338 (114th) Dignified Interment of Our Veterans 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.