House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-308
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 22, 2016
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 7, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2016 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 15, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016
Latest action: Dec 16, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-308.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6130.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODLATTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 144, September 22, 2016, Page H5865):Article I, section 8, clause 9; article III, section 1, clause 1; and article III, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution, which grant Congress authority over federal courts and article I, section 8, clause 3, which gives Congress the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 22, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 309 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6130, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6130
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
072f4a0a8e8cca2de61d3aa1fe889d69cf0e9bbf0c88eefb2626074aa4b14645
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6130, last updated December 5, 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
7 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), H. Griffith (R-VA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Goodlatte.
- H.R. 5063 (114th) Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016
- H.R. 1656 (114th) Secret Service Improvements Act of 2016
- H.R. 1927 (114th) Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2016
- H.R. 2288 (114th) To remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2830 (114th) To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 2, United States Code.
- H.R. 2831 (114th) To make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions classified to chapters 44, 45, 46, and 47 of title 50, United…
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.