House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2019
- Committee actionFeb 13, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 28, 2019 · 228–198
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 5, 2019 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1112.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1112, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019” on March 4, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on February 28, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 4, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55010
- CBO publication date
- March 4, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1112, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1112
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
358904536257579c15d31187443bb09a44fb1a7aab7f3b48ef7565a85b8c48dd
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-12 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 22, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 22, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/12
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1112, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1112
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
358904536257579c15d31187443bb09a44fb1a7aab7f3b48ef7565a85b8c48dd
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLYBURN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 25, February 8, 2019, Page H1493):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 8, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1112, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1112
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
358904536257579c15d31187443bb09a44fb1a7aab7f3b48ef7565a85b8c48dd
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
15 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 14 Democrats
1 of 15 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
David Cicilline (D-RI), Joe Cunningham (D-SC), Danny Davis (D-IL), Val Demings (D-FL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Peter King (R-NY), Andy Levin (D-MI), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Harley Rouda (D-CA), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.