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: Apr 21, 2016 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5025.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 62, April 21, 2016, Page H1923):The Constitutional authority to enact this legislation can be found in: Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 18) Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3) Appropriations Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 9 Cl. 7)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 21, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 204 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5025, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5025
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5025, last updated September 8, 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
102 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 94 Democrats
8 of 102 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Brian Babin (R-TX), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL) and 72 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Al Green.
- H.R. 251 (114th) Homes for Heroes Act of 2015
- H.Res. 295 (114th) Supporting local law enforcement agencies in their continued work to serve our communities, and supporting their use of body worn cameras…
- H.R. 2033 (114th) Nepal Temporary Protected Status Act of 2015
- H.Res. 905 (114th) Expressing condolences to the family of Ms. Jacqueline A. Ellis, and commemorating the life and work of Ms. Jacqueline Ellis.
- H.Con.Res. 2 (114th) Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 106th anniversary.
- H.Con.Res. 110 (114th) Original NAACP Resolution 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.