House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act

H.R. 1235Introduced Feb 14, 2019Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseFeb 25, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 26, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1235.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUMMINGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 29, February 14, 2019, Page H2033):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States grants Congress the power to enact this law.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 14, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1235, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1235, last updated May 28, 2025. 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

4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats

1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-7 district

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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.