House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 25, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 28, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2119.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TED LIEU of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 70, April 25, 2017, Page H2847):Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds to provide for the general welfare of the United States. Congress may also make laws that are necessary and proper for carrying into execution their powers enumerated under Article I.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 25, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 298 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2119, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2119
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4279811314c734e5da6844430364050e866cf363e08c1aadbb922fec5735995c
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2119, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
177 cosponsors — 176 Democrats, 1 independent
0 of 177 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA) and 147 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.