HR 4238 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.

Introduced Dec 11, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Grace Meng D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 20, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-157.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedDec 11, 2015
  2. Passed HouseFeb 29, 2016
  3. Passed SenateMay 9, 2016
  4. To the PresidentMay 13, 2016
  5. Became lawMay 20, 2016

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

This bill amends: (1) the Department of Energy Organization Act to revise the definition of "minority" to mean any U.S. citizen who is an Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or Alaska Native; and (2) the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to revise the definition of "minority group members" (who own minority group enterprises) to mean U.S. citizens who are Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, African American, Hispanic, Native American, or Alaska Natives.

Recorded votes 1

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Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 102Passed376–0Feb 29, 2016

Cosponsors 76

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 11, 2015 to Feb 26, 2016, with 28 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-TXAl GreenOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-FLAlan GraysonOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-NVDina TitusOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalDec 11, 2015
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalDec 11, 2015
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalDec 11, 2015
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Actions 25

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 20, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-157.
  2. May 20, 2016Signed by President.
  3. May 13, 2016Presented to President.
  4. May 10, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. May 9, 2016Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2649; text: CR 02/29/2016 H1005)
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 8North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015Related billDec 7, 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Mar 1, 2016Received in Senate
  3. Feb 29, 2016Engrossed in House
  4. Dec 11, 2015Introduced in House

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