House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 18, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 17, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4980.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. EMMER of Minnesota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 59, April 18, 2016, Page H1802):The Due Process clause of the Fifth Amendment. Additional authority derives from Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (The Congress shall have Power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States and within the Indian Tribes''), Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (The Congress shall have Power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof''), and Article III, Section 1 (``The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 18, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 989 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4980, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4980
- 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. 4980, 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
50 cosponsors — 50 Republicans
0 of 50 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Paul Cook (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), J. Forbes (R-VA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tom Graves (R-GA), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Cresent Hardy (R-NV), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jody Hice (R-GA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Emmer.
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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.