House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-239
United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016
Became law on Oct 7, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Dold R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 7, 2016
- Committee actionSep 14, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2016 · 415–1
- Passed SenateSep 29, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 3, 2016
- Became lawOct 7, 2016
Latest action: Oct 7, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-239.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5946.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R 5946, United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act” on September 19, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 14, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 19, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52029
- CBO publication date
- September 19, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5946, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5946
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 114-762 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means 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/762
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5946, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5946
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. DOLD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 134, September 7, 2016, Page H5162):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 7, 2016 ↗
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- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5946, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5946
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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
12 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 12 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Scott Perry (R-PA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Michael Turner (R-OH), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4514 (114th) Combating BDS Act of 2016
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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.