House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 25, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1269.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 29, February 14, 2019, Page H2034):Article I, Section 8, Clause 9 (``Congress shall have Power . . . To Constitute Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court.'') and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (``The Congress shall have Power . . . to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'').Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 14, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 435 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1269, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1269
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6804ef7df8a844ea1852c8edb17e4b34d36a4c051abaf25b2f3e25084e6d66fb
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 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1269, last updated January 3, 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
30 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 30 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Bill Flores (R-TX), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Jody Hice (R-GA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Steve King (R-IA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Scott Perry (R-PA), Bill Posey (R-FL), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), W. Steube (R-FL), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Randy Weber (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Ron Wright (R-TX).
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.