US Congress House Bill 4238 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 75-2)
Status: Passed on May 20 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-20 - Became Public Law No: 114-157. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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. 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.

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.

Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]

2016-02-29 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 376 N: 0 NV: 57 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-20	Senate	Became Public Law No: 114-157. (TXT | PDF)
2016-05-20	Senate	Signed by President.
2016-05-13	Senate	Presented to President.
2016-05-10	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-05-09	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2649; text: CR 02/29/2016 H1005)
2016-03-01	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2016-02-29	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-02-29	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).
2016-02-29	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1033-1034)
2016-02-29	House	At 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.
2016-02-29	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4238.
2016-02-29	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1005-1006)
2016-02-29	House	Mr. Whitfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2016-02-25	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2016-02-25	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-02-24	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-02-11	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2016-02-11	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-02-10	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-12-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2015-12-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2015-12-11	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-12-11	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-12-11	House	Referred 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.
2015-12-11	House	Introduced in House

HB8 (Related) 2015-12-07 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4238/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4238/BILLS-114hr4238ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4238/BILLS-114hr4238eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4238/BILLS-114hr4238enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016102