House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act
Sponsor: Rep. Bradley Byrne R-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 28, 2019 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1434.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BYRNE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 37, February 28, 2019, Page H2315):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 28, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 85 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1434, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1434
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 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 July 21, 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
109 cosponsors — 108 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 109 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Doug Collins (R-GA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Ron Estes (R-KS) and 79 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bradley Byrne.
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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.