House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
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- IntroducedApr 13, 2016
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Latest action: Apr 13, 2016 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4935.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TSONGAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 56, April 13, 2016, Page H1680):Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4935, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4935
- 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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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 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats
4 of 9 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Katherine Clark (D-MA), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Niki Tsongas.
- H.R. 632 (114th) U.S. Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society Recognition Act of 2015
- H.R. 2885 (114th) Senior and Retired Volunteers Act of 2015
- H.R. 3707 (114th) Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2015
- H.R. 3916 (114th) No Taxpayer Money for Corporate Campaigns Act of 2015
- H.R. 5371 (114th) Lowell National Historical Park Creative Partnerships 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.