House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 26, 2016
- Committee actionApr 27, 2016
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 10, 2016 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-617, Part I.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5050.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5050, Pipeline Safety Act of 2016” on June 3, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 27, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 3, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51652
- CBO publication date
- June 3, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5050, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5050
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. 114-617 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 10, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 10, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/617
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5050, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5050
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. UPTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 64, April 26, 2016, Page H1995):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 26, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5050, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5050
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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.
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Edward Whitfield (R-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton.
- H.R. 5944 (114th) To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to certain grant assurances, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 6 (114th) 21st Century Cures Act
- H.R. 8 (114th) North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
- H.R. 5168 (114th) Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016
- H.R. 5414 (114th) FDA Cross-Center Collaboration Act of 2016
- H.R. 6315 (114th) To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James C. McCloughan for acts of valor during the Vietnam War.
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.