House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 21, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5022.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ASHFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 62, April 21, 2016, Page H1923):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution allows Congress to regulate interstate commerce. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, is the necessary and proper clause, allowing Congress to enact all laws necessary and proper for executing any of their enumerated powers.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 21, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 285 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5022, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5022
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- 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 March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5022, last updated March 23, 2026. 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
10 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 9 Democrats
1 of 10 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Ami Bera (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Ben Luján (D-NM).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brad Ashford.
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- H.R. 3159 (114th) Kerrie Orozco Act
- H.J.Res. 83 (114th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 1032 (114th) No Homeland Security, No Pay Act
- H.R. 5355 (114th) VOLT Act of 2016
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.