House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 14, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2016 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. 5904.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALKER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 114, July 14, 2016, Page H5015):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 14, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 39 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5904, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5904
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
25ea38a20bebd4b4dd443293efb709af359ec3d847dfd3cdbee5f96348737c5c
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 November 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5904, last updated November 27, 2025. 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
28 cosponsors — 28 Republicans
0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Ken Buck (R-CO), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), John Fleming (R-LA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jody Hice (R-GA), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Mark Sanford (R-SC), Austin Scott (R-GA), Lamar Smith (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Walker.
- H.R. 460 (114th) Human Trafficking Detection Act of 2015
- H.R. 1640 (114th) Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 4921 (114th) Ditto Act of 2016
- H.Res. 590 (114th) Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
- H.R. 3421 (114th) A PLUS Act
- H.R. 5319 (114th) Article I Regulatory Budget Act
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.