House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 6, 2016
- Committee actionSep 14, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2016 · 254–163
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 26, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5931.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5931, Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act” on September 16, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on September 14, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 16, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52018
- CBO publication date
- September 16, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5931, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5931
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-767 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on September 20, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 20, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/767
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5931, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5931
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d9398a25198429011baa126a702664d3197c35c744a8e1bafa67a4c44366d88
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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. ROYCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 133, September 6, 2016, Page H5096):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 6, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5931, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5931
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d9398a25198429011baa126a702664d3197c35c744a8e1bafa67a4c44366d88
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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
70 cosponsors — 70 Republicans
0 of 70 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rod Blum (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Chris Collins (R-NY), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Charles Dent (R-PA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Jody Hice (R-GA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Trent Kelly (R-MS) and 40 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Royce.
- H.R. 2494 (114th) Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016
- H.R. 757 (114th) North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016
- H.R. 6297 (114th) Iran Sanctions Extension Act
- H.R. 2297 (114th) Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015
- H.R. 400 (114th) Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act
- H.R. 5537 (114th) Digital GAP 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.