House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 14, 2016
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5844.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 114, July 14, 2016, Page H5013):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States of AmericaSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 14, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 83 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5844, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5844
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
125 cosponsors — 125 Democrats
0 of 125 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY) and 95 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Larson.
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- H.R. 2752 (114th) Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015
- H.J.Res. 47 (114th) Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth 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.