House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 13, 2016
- Committee actionJun 15, 2016
- Passed HouseJun 21, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 23, 2016 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5456.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5456, Family First Prevention Services 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/51704
- CBO publication date
- June 21, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5456, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5456
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 114-628 ↗. 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 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/628
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5456, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5456
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 93, June 13, 2016, Page H3754):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 145 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5456, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5456
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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
17 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 17 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Diane Black (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Danny Davis (D-IL), Robert Dold (R-IL), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Mike Kelly (R-PA), James Langevin (D-RI), John Larson (D-CT), Sander Levin (D-MI), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Tom Reed (R-NY), David Reichert (R-WA), Linda Sánchez (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
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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.