# 114-hr-4238: 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.

114-hr-4238, 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., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status Became Public Law No: 114-157. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4238
- Congress: 114
- Title: 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.
- Status: Became Public Law No: 114-157.
- Introduced: 2015-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 76
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (76)

- ED ROYCE (R-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- XAVIER BECERRA (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- LORETTA SANCHEZ (D-CA), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4238 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4238)

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