Conscience Protection Act of 2016

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4828.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FLEMING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 45, March 22, 2016, Page H1553):
  This bill makes specific changes to existing law in a manner that provides conscience protections in accord with the 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution. Further, this bill creates a private right of action in federal court in accord with Clause 9 of Section 8 of Article I and Clause 18, Section 8 of Article I, of the United States Constitution. Similarly, this bill provides for preventing disbursement of all or a portion of certain Federal financial assistance in accord with Clause 1, Section 8 Article 1.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 22, 2016 ↗

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  H.R. 4828, 114th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4828

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 6, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

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  c995692b909de348a7f1f86d4ae86b8227ebb5330b9a8195875716d6d4ea4d6a

  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 December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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