House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
TREAT Astronauts Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 20, 2016
- Committee actionSep 21, 2016
- Passed HouseDec 7, 2016 · 413–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 8, 2016 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6076.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BABIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 142, September 20, 2016, Page H5711):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with Indian tribes. and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 20, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 458 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6076, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6076
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 July 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6076, last updated July 28, 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
9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Bill Posey (R-FL), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin.
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- H.R. 5224 (114th) Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2016
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- H.R. 2905 (114th) SCOTUScare Act of 2015
- H.R. 3802 (114th) Alternative Ammunition Manufacturing Act
- H.R. 5294 (114th) Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act of 2016
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.