House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-159
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016
Became law on May 20, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Brady R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 13, 2016
- Committee actionApr 20, 2016
- Passed HouseApr 27, 2016 · 415–2
- Passed SenateMay 10, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 18, 2016
- Became lawMay 20, 2016
Latest action: May 20, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-159.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4923.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4923, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016” on April 27, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 20, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 27, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51509
- CBO publication date
- April 27, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4923, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4923
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-519 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on April 25, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 25, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/519
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4923, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4923
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. BRADY of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 56, April 13, 2016, Page H1680):Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 48 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4923, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4923
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
61 cosponsors — 43 Republicans, 18 Democrats
18 of 61 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blum (R-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), James Clyburn (D-SC), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Charles Dent (R-PA), Robert Dold (R-IL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), John Garamendi (D-CA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), George Holding (R-NC), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ron Kind (D-WI) and 31 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady.
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- H.R. 3831 (114th) Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015
- H.R. 1105 (114th) Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015
- H.R. 622 (114th) State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015
- H.R. 880 (114th) American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015
- H.R. 2507 (114th) Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015
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.