House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 26, 2016
- Committee actionMay 11, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 7, 2016 · 241–174
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 8, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5063.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5063, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016” on July 13, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 11, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51802
- CBO publication date
- July 13, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5063, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5063
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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. 114-694 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 18, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 18, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/694
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5063, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5063
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae6ed0b492de9e2b80743681c1f589fb8b745c9c4f9dd3f3ecc591caa6e590b1
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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. GOODLATTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 64, April 26, 2016, Page H1996):Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution, in that the legislation concerns the Appropriations Power granted to Congress by that section; Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, in that the legislation concerns the legislative powers granted to Congress by that section; Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative power granted to Congress by that clause ``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…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 26, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 710 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5063, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5063
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae6ed0b492de9e2b80743681c1f589fb8b745c9c4f9dd3f3ecc591caa6e590b1
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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
32 cosponsors — 31 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 32 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Mike Bishop (R-MI), Dave Brat (R-VA), Ken Buck (R-CO), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Doug Collins (R-GA), John Culberson (R-TX), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), George Holding (R-NC), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Robert Hurt (R-VA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Steve King (R-IA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Tom Marino (R-PA), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and 2 more.
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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.