House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 17, 2016 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4773.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 43, March 17, 2016, Page H1462):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 17, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4773, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4773
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 27, 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
202 cosponsors — 202 Republicans
0 of 202 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Mike Coffman (R-CO) and 172 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg.
- H.R. 5226 (114th) Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016
- H.R. 598 (114th) Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act
- H.R. 3089 (114th) GONE Act
- H.R. 6094 (114th) Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act
- H.R. 4612 (114th) Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016
- H.R. 4358 (114th) Senior Executive Service Accountability 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.