House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 22, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 11, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6149.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KENNEDY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 144, September 22, 2016, Page H5866):Article I, Section 8: ``[T]o provide for [the] general Welfare . . . [and] 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 or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 22, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 308 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6149, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6149
- 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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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. 6149, 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
30 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 20 Democrats
10 of 30 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Susan Brooks (R-IN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), David Loebsack (D-IA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Sean Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kennedy.
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.