House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-251
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers.
Became law on Dec 8, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Russell R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 14, 2016
- Committee actionSep 15, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2016 · 399–4
- Passed SenateNov 29, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 2, 2016
- Became lawDec 8, 2016
Latest action: Dec 8, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-251.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5785.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5785, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers” on September 30, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on September 20, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 30, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52065
- CBO publication date
- September 30, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5785, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5785
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
396523468002d1563f4d10061fdbf578a301f13e9a625f1a5bf31338d5516c8d
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-765 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on September 20, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 20, 2016 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/765
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5785, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5785
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
396523468002d1563f4d10061fdbf578a301f13e9a625f1a5bf31338d5516c8d
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUSSELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 114, July 14, 2016, Page H5012):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 14, 2016 ↗
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- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5785, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5785
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
396523468002d1563f4d10061fdbf578a301f13e9a625f1a5bf31338d5516c8d
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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
8 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 8 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 5384 (114th) Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016
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- H.Res. 360 (114th) Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Collegiate Honors Council.
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.