House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 17, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
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Latest action: Dec 5, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6340.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 165, November 17, 2016, Page H6301):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 17, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6340, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6340
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
30a1f78c8dc3f822d3b76fb3fecdb11eb6dbc38214c21846f23c794064c1f668
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.
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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
82 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 81 Democrats
1 of 82 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Alcee Hastings (D-FL) and 52 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Katherine Clark.
- H.R. 1462 (114th) Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015
- H.R. 4599 (114th) Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016
- H.R. 1258 (114th) Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015
- H.R. 3235 (114th) Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015
- H.R. 2602 (114th) Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement Act of 2015
- H.R. 3221 (114th) Homeless and Foster Youth Achievement Act
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.