House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016
Sponsor: Rep. Sam Johnson R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 25, 2016
- Committee actionJul 13, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2016 · 414–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 26, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5320.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5320, Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016” on July 20, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 13, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 20, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51817
- CBO publication date
- July 20, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5320, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5320
- 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. 114-702 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on July 25, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 25, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/702
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5320, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5320
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2a5b0b344fe04b22cdb354f891d41b6b958204391fea8e9f016110b2917a8c30
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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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 83, May 25, 2016, Page H3265):Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution to ``provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 25, 2016 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5320, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5320
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2a5b0b344fe04b22cdb354f891d41b6b958204391fea8e9f016110b2917a8c30
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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
23 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 1 Democrat, 1 independent
2 of 23 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Diane Black (R-TN), Susan Brooks (R-IN), John Carney (D-DE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), David Joyce (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Bill Posey (R-FL), James Renacci (R-OH), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Jason Smith (R-MO), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 6438 (114th) To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.
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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.