House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 18, 2016
- Committee actionApr 27, 2016
- Passed HouseMay 11, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 12, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4978.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4978, Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies Act” on May 10, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 27, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51551
- CBO publication date
- May 10, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4978, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4978
- 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. 114-559 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 11, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 11, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/559
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4978, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4978
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
66a708e923b07f5ab4a5ea3564cf19631bd8b569d638da36f8f24a60d2843f6b
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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. JENKINS of West Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 59, April 18, 2016, Page H1802):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 18, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4978, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4978
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
66a708e923b07f5ab4a5ea3564cf19631bd8b569d638da36f8f24a60d2843f6b
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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
15 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 15 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Diane Black (R-TN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Michael Turner (R-OH), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Evan Jenkins.
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- H.R. 5668 (114th) Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016
- H.R. 5155 (114th) Assisting America's Dislocated Miners Act of 2016
- H.Res. 167 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the committees of jurisdiction in the House of Representatives should craft…
- H.Con.Res. 182 (114th) Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the sinking of the U.S.S. West Virginia during…
- H.J.Res. 107 (114th) Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.
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.