House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-210

MEGABYTE Act of 2016

H.R. 4904Introduced Apr 12, 2016Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Jul 29, 2016.

Sponsor: Rep. Matt Cartwright D-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 12, 2016
Committee actionApr 14, 2016
Passed HouseJun 7, 2016 · 366–0
Passed SenateJul 14, 2016 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentJul 19, 2016
Became lawJul 29, 2016

Latest action: Jul 29, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-210.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4904.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4904, MEGABYTE Act of 2016” on April 29, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 14, 2016”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 29, 2016 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51512
CBO publication date
April 29, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4904, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4904
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-587 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on May 23, 2016.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2016 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4904, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4904
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTWRIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 55, April 12, 2016, Page H1635):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 12, 2016 ↗
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H.R. 4904, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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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

28 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 10 Democrats

18 of 28 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.

Rod Blum (R-IA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jody Hice (R-GA), Will Hurd (R-TX), David Joyce (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), David McKinley (R-WV), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Gary Palmer (R-AL), James Renacci (R-OH), Tom Rice (R-SC), Steve Russell (R-OK), Scott Tipton (R-CO).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Cartwright.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-17 district

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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.