House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
ACE Kids Act of 2019
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 15, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1226.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CASTOR of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 29, February 14, 2019, Page H2033):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 14, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1226, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1226
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 January 20, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1226, last updated January 20, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 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
31 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 12 Democrats
19 of 31 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Jason Crow (D-CO), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Denny Heck (D-WA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), J. Hill (R-AR), George Holding (R-NC), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), John Rutherford (R-FL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Michael Turner (R-OH), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kathy Castor.
- H.R. 9 (116th) Climate Action Now Act
- H.R. 1010 (116th) To provide that the rule entitled "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance" shall have no force or effect.
- H.R. 1386 (116th) ENROLL Act of 2019
- H.Con.Res. 20 (116th) Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
- H.R. 1854 (116th) Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019
- H.Res. 1099 (116th) Expressing support for the designation of September 22, 2020, as "National Voter Registration Day".
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.