House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Karen Bass D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Committee actionMar 13, 2019
- Passed HouseApr 4, 2019 · 263–158
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 10, 2019 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1585.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1585, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019” on April 1, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 13, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 1, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55091
- CBO publication date
- April 1, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1585, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1585
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1585, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019” on June 21, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on April 4, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 21, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55386
- CBO publication date
- June 21, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1585, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1585
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a764c268e052cdf778c0ed34ff134a9d678c7a2592e0a79c319d65aa5da7d52c
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-21 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on March 27, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 27, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/21
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1585, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1585
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a764c268e052cdf778c0ed34ff134a9d678c7a2592e0a79c319d65aa5da7d52c
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BASS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 41, March 7, 2019, Page H2585):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 7, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 146 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1585, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1585
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a764c268e052cdf778c0ed34ff134a9d678c7a2592e0a79c319d65aa5da7d52c
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
167 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 165 Democrats
1 of 167 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James Cooper (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO) and 137 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 8161 (116th) The One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2020
- H.R. 507 (116th) Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2019
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.