House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 19, 2016 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1814)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4819.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 44, March 21, 2016, Page H1495):Under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power * * * To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 21, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 656 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4819, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4819
- 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4819, last updated August 12, 2025. 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
15 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 15 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.
Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James Cooper (D-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), H. Griffith (R-VA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Reid Ribble (R-WI), David Roe (R-TN), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Scott Tipton (R-CO).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Duncan.
- H.R. 1069 (114th) Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2016
- H.R. 2044 (114th) Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2015
- H.R. 499 (114th) Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015
- H.R. 3074 (114th) CPI for Seniors Act of 2015
- H.R. 1120 (114th) To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
- H.Res. 812 (114th) Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on the 80th anniversary of the unified development of the Tennessee River system.
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.