House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Boustany R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 10, 2016
- Committee actionJun 15, 2016
- Passed HouseJun 21, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5447.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5447, Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016” on June 21, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 15, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 21, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51706
- CBO publication date
- June 21, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5447, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5447
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-634 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 21, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 21, 2016 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/634
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5447, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5447
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BOUSTANY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 92, June 10, 2016, Page H3704):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--Business/Labor Regulation-- The Congress shall have Power--To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 10, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 191 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5447, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5447
- 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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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
59 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 21 Democrats, 1 independent
22 of 59 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), James Cooper (D-TN), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), Robert Dold (R-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Denny Heck (D-WA), George Holding (R-NC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), John Larson (D-CT), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX) and 29 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Boustany.
- H.Con.Res. 112 (114th) Expressing the sense of Congress opposing the President's proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil.
- H.Res. 340 (114th) Returning to the Senate H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of…
- H.R. 1430 (114th) Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2015
- H.R. 2580 (114th) LTCH Technical Correction Act of 2015
- H.R. 2952 (114th) Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act
- H.R. 775 (114th) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015
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.