House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
Sponsor: Rep. H. Griffith R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 8, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 12, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5951.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFITH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 135, September 8, 2016, Page H5224):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 8, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5951, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5951
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7cc45dd674fd103497a40a9597cf3f7ce2ff17a1b71e236dbab95cfd227762d0
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
35 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 35 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Rod Blum (R-IA), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Doug Collins (R-GA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), John Culberson (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jody Hice (R-GA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), David Loebsack (D-IA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Martha Roby (R-AL), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), David Roe (R-TN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), David Rouzer (R-NC), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Austin Scott (R-GA) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Griffith.
- H.R. 4411 (114th) To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
- H.R. 4412 (114th) To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
- H.R. 2799 (114th) FAST Act
- H.R. 793 (114th) Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015
- H.R. 131 (114th) To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or…
- H.R. 3463 (114th) Aligning Children's Dental Coverage 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.