House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 6, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 6, 2016 — Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5637.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SANFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 108, July 6, 2016, Page H4467):Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 6, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 234 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5637, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5637
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2c110dfcb3cf89f4ee435a56035885895301e052215ceadce9009d77637b44aa
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5637, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
9 cosponsors — 9 Republicans
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Reid Ribble (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Sanford.
- H.R. 664 (114th) Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
- H.R. 4893 (114th) Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act of 2016
- H.R. 1551 (114th) Highway Restoration Act of 2015
- H.R. 2185 (114th) Debt Limit Control and Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 4637 (114th) Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Improvement Act
- H.R. 6098 (114th) TRUTH in Government Act of 2016
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.