# 114-hr-4754: Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2016

114-hr-4754, Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN CONYERS (D-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4754
- Congress: 114
- Title: Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2016-03-16
- Sponsor: JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 44
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2016 This bill requires a state with a state-appointed emergency financial manager to certify that the appointment: (1) does not have the purpose or effect of limiting the right to vote on account of race or color, and (2) followed a notice and comment period. If a state with a state-appointed emergency financial manager fails to submit such certification, then the Department of Justice may reduce by 5% that state's allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.

## Cosponsors (44)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4754 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4754)

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