House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2016
- Committee actionMar 16, 2016
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 16, 2016 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 9.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4731.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LABRADOR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 40, March 14, 2016, Page H1345):Clause 4 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution--The Congress shall have Power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 210 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4731, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4731
- 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.
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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 — 25 Republicans
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Doug Collins (R-GA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Austin Scott (R-GA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raul Labrador.
- H.R. 2316 (114th) Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act
- H.R. 2802 (114th) First Amendment Defense Act
- H.R. 920 (114th) Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015
- H.R. 1215 (114th) Future Logging Careers Act
- H.R. 900 (114th) National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 2171 (114th) Owyhee Wilderness Areas Boundary Modifications 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.