House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-215
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 11, 2016
- Committee actionJul 13, 2016
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2016 · without objection
- Passed SenateJul 14, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 19, 2016
- Became lawJul 29, 2016
Latest action: Jul 29, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-215.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5722.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KENNEDY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 111, July 11, 2016, Page H4660):Article 1. Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 11, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5722, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5722
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 13, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
624dd8bd8bcddabaa04f4582ea44dda367cafd72c4aa280a6b4b3991014cb5b3
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 January 13, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5722, last updated January 13, 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
45 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 26 Democrats
19 of 45 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), William Keating (D-MA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Richard Neal (D-MA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and 15 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kennedy.
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.