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.
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.
- IntroducedDec 11, 2015
- Passed HouseFeb 29, 2016
- Passed SenateMay 9, 2016
- To the PresidentMay 13, 2016
- Became lawMay 20, 2016Public Law 114-157
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
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 102 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed376–0 | Feb 29, 2016 |
Cosponsors 76
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 11, 2015 to Feb 26, 2016; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Dec 11, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 11, 2015Markup Feb 25, 2016 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2015Markup Feb 11, 2016Reported Feb 11, 2016 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Dec 11, 2015 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Dec 14, 2015 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2016Signed by President.
- May 20, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-157.
- May 13, 2016Presented to President.
- May 10, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 9, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2649; text: CR 02/29/2016 H1005)
- Mar 1, 2016Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Feb 29, 2016Mr. Whitfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 29, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1005-1006)
- Feb 29, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4238.
- Feb 29, 2016At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Feb 29, 2016Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1033-1034)
- Feb 29, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 0 (Roll no. 102).
- Feb 29, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 25, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 25, 2016Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 24, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 11, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 11, 2016Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Feb 10, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 18, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Dec 14, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Dec 11, 2015Introduced in House
- Dec 11, 2015Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2649 | Michael B. Enzi R-WY | May 9, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1850 | Alan Grayson D-FL | Apr 19, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1005, H1006Text printed H1005Recorded votes H1033strike and replace | Bobby L. Rush D-IL, Ed Whitfield R-KY, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Grace Meng D-NY | Feb 29, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 24, 2016H.R. 4238, an act 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 minoritiesAs passed by the House of Representatives on February 29, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 180, December 11, 2015, page H9307.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43981 | The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Shared Responsibility Determination and the Potential Employer Penalty Archived | Report | Apr 22, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8 | North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 7, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
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.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 1, 2016Received in Senate
- Feb 29, 2016Engrossed in House
- Dec 11, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
