House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
- Committee actionSep 9, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 30, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1289.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-541 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 29, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 29, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/541
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1289, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1289
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WEXTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 173, October 31, 2019, Pages H8720-H8721):Article 1, Section 8, clause 7 By Miss. RICE of New York: H.R. 4972. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse. H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi. H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois. H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 31, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,657 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1289, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1289
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c8e0195a953a5360372e62faca546cfa7b5a8aaddcf714e82c1d6fcd0b03344d
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 (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
36 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 23 Democrats
13 of 36 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Joe Cunningham (D-SC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Steve King (R-IA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Pete Olson (R-TX), Scott Peters (D-CA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Harley Rouda (D-CA) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson.
- H.R. 3589 (116th) Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 8 (116th) Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
- H.R. 806 (116th) Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019
- H.R. 925 (116th) The Heroes Act
- H.R. 5373 (116th) United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2020
- H.R. 945 (116th) Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019
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.