H.R. 4238To 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.

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Sponsor: Grace Meng [D-NY-06]
Cosponsors: 76 · 74 Democrats · 2 Republicans
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Latest action: May 20, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-157.

IntroducedDec 11, 2015
Passed the HouseFeb 29, 2016
Passed the SenateMay 9, 2016
Sent to the PresidentMay 13, 2016
Became lawMay 20, 2016

What the measure doesCRS 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4238 as public Law on May 20, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 102

House Feb 29, 2016

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

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

Passed · Two-thirds required

376 Yea 0 Nay 57 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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How the chamber split

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All members433 members

Democratic188 members

Republican245 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors76 · 74 Democrats · 2 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4238 and vote against it. 28 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 4238To 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.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 102

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors76 · 74 Democrats · 2 Republicans

H.R. 4238To 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.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 102

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors76 · 74 Democrats · 2 Republicans

Who lobbied on H.R. 42382 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 42382 organizations