House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2019
- Committee actionJun 19, 2019
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 22, 2019 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1305.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1305, Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act” on September 20, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 19, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 20, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55651
- CBO publication date
- September 20, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1305, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1305
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-249 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on October 22, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 22, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/249
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1305, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1305
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
777f53b6eab9cf6b15462a497739b06edec0d51b0ec740c04e008233eb6a19b2
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LOWENTHAL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 30, February 15, 2019, Page H2039):Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution ``The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the United States, or of any particular state.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 344 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1305, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1305
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
777f53b6eab9cf6b15462a497739b06edec0d51b0ec740c04e008233eb6a19b2
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
29 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 26 Democrats
2 of 29 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), David Scott (D-GA), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Susan Wild (D-PA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 1260 (116th) Recognizing the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the international Paris Agreement on climate change.
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.