House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Guarding Congressional Authority Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 8, 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. 1410.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REED, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 36, February 27, 2019, Page H2272):Article I, Section 8, specifically: Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Clause 11: The Congress shall have power to declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water. 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…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 992 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1410, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1410
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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.
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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
23 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 12 Democrats
13 of 23 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Salud Carbajal (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Will Hurd (R-TX), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Bill Posey (R-FL), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Fred Upton (R-MI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Reed.
- H.R. 1138 (116th) To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1840 (116th) Expanding Access to DSMT Act of 2019
- H.Res. 319 (116th) Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of "National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month".
- H.R. 7804 (116th) Back to Work Child Care Grants Act of 2020
- H.R. 5523 (116th) Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2019
- H.R. 7058 (116th) Rewarding American Workers 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.