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H.R. 4238 (114th)
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
11 December 2015
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Status
Became Public Law No: 114-157.
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7 April 2025
Summary
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.
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14 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 20 May 2016
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 20 May 2016
Public Law
summary · EN · 20 May 2016
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 9 May 2016
Received in Senate (text)
Received in Senate · EN · 1 March 2016
Received in Senate (PDF)
Received in Senate · EN · 1 March 2016
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 29 February 2016
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 29 February 2016
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 29 February 2016
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 December 2015
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 December 2015
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 December 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4238
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4238