House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 7, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 7, 2016 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5668.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 109, July 7, 2016, Page H4549):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 7, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5668, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5668
- 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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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
24 cosponsors — 24 Republicans
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Chris Collins (R-NY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), H. Griffith (R-VA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Thomas Massie (R-KY), David McKinley (R-WV), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Pete Olson (R-TX), Gary Palmer (R-AL), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Steve Womack (R-AR), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
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- H.Con.Res. 182 (114th) Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the sinking of the U.S.S. West Virginia during…
- H.J.Res. 107 (114th) Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.
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.