House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2016
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 13, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 13, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4924.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 56, April 13, 2016, Page H1680):(1) the Commerce Clause; (2) section 2 of the 13th amendment; (3) section 5 of the 14th amendment, including the power to enforce the prohibition on government action denying equal protection of the laws; and (4) section 8 of article I, to make all laws necessary and proper for the carrying into execution of powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 383 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4924, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4924
- 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. 4924, 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
96 cosponsors — 94 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 96 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and 66 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks.
- H.R. 1073 (114th) CIPA
- H.R. 36 (114th) Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- H.R. 3504 (114th) Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- H.R. 308 (114th) Keep the Promise Act of 2015
- H.R. 4771 (114th) Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016
- H.R. 2922 (114th) Adoptive Family Relief 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.