House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-318
Where 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: 114-318.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6451.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DENHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 176, December 7, 2016, Page H7398):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States), Clause 6 (relating to post offices and post roads), and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 7, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 527 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6451, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6451
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e2d3cf6f37e91ef5782375ffd28b555fcbe243e67f8c2d3b22eb6b371ed5e189
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6451, last updated April 7, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Denham.
- H.R. 4465 (114th) Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016
- H.R. 4582 (114th) SOS Act
- H.Con.Res. 72 (114th) Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
- H.R. 4937 (114th) PIPES Act of 2016
- H.R. 1688 (114th) To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions…
- H.R. 674 (114th) Pets on Trains Act of 2015
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.