House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 20, 2016
- Committee actionJun 22, 2016
- Passed HouseJul 11, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 12, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5529.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5529, Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act” on July 5, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 22, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 5, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51767
- CBO publication date
- July 5, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5529, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5529
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 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. 114-676 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on July 11, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 11, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/676
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5529, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5529
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e676975659e3e85ebe09bc2772cee11d1d79df4cbcd3c1c3e71a9c7192bb9085
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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. HECK of Nevada, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 98, June 20, 2016, Page H3975):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 20, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5529, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5529
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e676975659e3e85ebe09bc2772cee11d1d79df4cbcd3c1c3e71a9c7192bb9085
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5529, last updated July 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
14 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 14 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), John Kline (R-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), David Roe (R-TN), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Robert Scott (D-VA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Heck.
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- H.R. 5528 (114th) Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act
- H.R. 373 (114th) Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act
- H.R. 468 (114th) Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015
- H.R. 1816 (114th) Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015
- H.R. 1401 (114th) JOLT 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.