House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2019
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMar 5, 2019 · 416–0
- 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. 32.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1381.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUIZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 35, February 26, 2019, Page H2235):Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of Congress.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 26, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 184 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1381, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1381
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5387a388ff3a7b4c4ba5d3f7e9dd75d62c02cb49000cae4719a6a8916768a04a
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 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1381, last updated December 5, 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
8 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats
3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Van Taylor (R-TX), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raul Ruiz.
- H.R. 1839 (116th) Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
- H.R. 3239 (116th) Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act
- H.R. 2477 (116th) Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2020
- H.R. 2519 (116th) Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020
- H.R. 2281 (116th) Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act
- H.R. 2279 (116th) Safe Step Act
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.