House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMar 5, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 7, 2019 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1271.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KAPTUR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 29, February 14, 2019, Page H2034):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 14, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 88 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1271, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1271
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
74bc51b649a4de938ce264dd94bd7fbb205957f6e2d4d306cefeb18ef52ae209
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 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1271, last updated December 6, 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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Josh Harder (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), John Rutherford (R-FL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Van Taylor (R-TX), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marcy Kaptur.
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- H.R. 4470 (116th) To rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
- H.R. 2960 (116th) Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other…
- H.R. 7613 (116th) Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other…
- H.R. 4681 (116th) National World War II Memorial Commemorative Coin Act
- H.R. 7292 (116th) The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Forgiveness Act of 2020
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.