House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act
Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson D-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 5, 2019
- Committee actionJan 29, 2020
- Passed HouseFeb 10, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 11, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1494.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1494, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act” on November 12, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on February 10, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 12, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56766
- CBO publication date
- November 12, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1494, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 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. 116-393 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on February 7, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 7, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/393
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1494, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. THOMPSON of Mississippi, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 39, March 5, 2019, Page H2368):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 5, 2019 ↗
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- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1494, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
20 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 19 Democrats
1 of 20 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Al Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bennie Thompson.
- H.R. 2476 (116th) Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
- H.R. 251 (116th) Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act
- H.R. 1140 (116th) Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
- H.R. 3106 (116th) Domestic and International Terrorism DATA Act
- H.R. 1433 (116th) DHS MORALE Act
- H.R. 6160 (116th) To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security.
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.