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. 5530.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5530, HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act” on July 6, 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 6, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51777
- CBO publication date
- July 6, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5530, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5530
- 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. 114-677 ↗. 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/677
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5530, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5530
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5a3c69083bceeabc6a088b013e17c1d2ce99fbc3c66957904e7391cd27ce9f5d
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ADAMS, 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. 5530, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5530
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5a3c69083bceeabc6a088b013e17c1d2ce99fbc3c66957904e7391cd27ce9f5d
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. 5530, 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
12 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 8 Democrats
4 of 12 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), John Kline (R-MN), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), David Roe (R-TN), Robert Scott (D-VA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Alma Adams.
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- H.R. 4475 (114th) Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2016
- H.R. 1161 (114th) American Civil Rights Cities Act
- H.R. 5560 (114th) Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act
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.