House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 28, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 6, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6207.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VALADAO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 147, September 28, 2016, Page H6105):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 28, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6207, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6207
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
42071d9552997157593577f3507f05983cc1a402236c51071c84dbac2d39d25e
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6207, last updated August 12, 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
15 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 15 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Mike Bishop (R-MI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chris Collins (R-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), David Joyce (R-OH), Steve King (R-IA), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Devin Nunes (R-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Valadao.
- H.R. 3779 (114th) Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2016
- H.R. 2898 (114th) Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015
- H.R. 4366 (114th) San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act
- H.R. 1842 (114th) Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2015
- H.R. 2749 (114th) Dams Accountability, Maintenance, and Safety Act
- H.R. 6290 (114th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax incentives for biodiesel, renewable diesel, and alternative fuels.
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.