House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-317
Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016
Became law on Dec 16, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Jason Chaffetz R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 7, 2016
- Committee actionDec 8, 2016
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2016 · without objection
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2016 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 14, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016
Latest action: Dec 16, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-317.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6450.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CHAFFETZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 176, December 7, 2016, Page H7398):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 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 December 7, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6450, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6450
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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 April 7, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
- H.R. 5790 (114th) Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016
- H.R. 6302 (114th) Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016
- H.R. 4901 (114th) SOAR Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 1562 (114th) Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 1777 (114th) Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016
- H.R. 2395 (114th) Inspector General Empowerment 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.