House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
University Regulation Streamlining and Harmonization Act of 2016
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 30, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5583.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LIPINSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 102, June 24, 2016, Page H4181):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with Indian tribes. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereofSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 24, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 453 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5583, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5583
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
9 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 4 Democrats
5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
James Cooper (D-TN), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Tom Graves (R-GA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Ron Kind (D-WI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Reid Ribble (R-WI).
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.