House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

SIMPLE Act

H.R. 5962Introduced Sep 8, 2016Policy area: Education

Where it went

IntroducedSep 8, 2016
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 8, 2016 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 5962.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BONAMICI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 135, September 8, 2016, Page H5224):
Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 8, 2016 ↗
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H.R. 5962, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 12, 2025
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September 22, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 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

11 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 7 Democrats

4 of 11 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Ryan Costello (R-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Robert Scott (D-VA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-1 district

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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.