House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Sponsor: Rep. William Thornberry R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 12, 2016
- Committee actionApr 28, 2016
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2016 · 277–147
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 26, 2016 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4909.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017” on May 4, 2016. CBO’s description reads “Preliminary estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 4909, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on April 28, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 4, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51529
- CBO publication date
- May 4, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4909, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4909
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
83bc6c7e8e723171365a503b7d8b101cba27b7c978dee53563abb06d737ad2ef
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017” on May 11, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on May 4, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51570
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4909, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4909
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
83bc6c7e8e723171365a503b7d8b101cba27b7c978dee53563abb06d737ad2ef
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-537,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 114-537,Part 1 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Armed Services Committee on May 12, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/537
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/537 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4909, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4909
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
83bc6c7e8e723171365a503b7d8b101cba27b7c978dee53563abb06d737ad2ef
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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. THORNBERRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 55, April 12, 2016, Page H1635):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence'', ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 343 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4909, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4909
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
83bc6c7e8e723171365a503b7d8b101cba27b7c978dee53563abb06d737ad2ef
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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Thornberry.
- H.R. 2130 (114th) Red River Private Property Protection Act
- H.R. 1735 (114th) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
- H.Con.Res. 179 (114th) Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make certain corrections in the enrollment of S. 2943.
- H.Con.Res. 81 (114th) Providing for corrections to the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1735.
- H.Con.Res. 90 (114th) Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a technical correction in the enrollment of S. 1356.
- H.R. 173 (114th) Death Tax Repeal 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.