House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

CLASS Act of 2019

H.R. 1593Introduced Mar 7, 2019Policy area: Emergency Management

Where it went

IntroducedMar 7, 2019
Committee actionMar 13, 2019
Passed HouseApr 1, 2019 · 384–18
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 2, 2019 — 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. 1593.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1593, CLASS Act of 2019” on April 24, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on April 1, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 24, 2019 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55166
CBO publication date
April 24, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1593, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1593
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-25 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on March 28, 2019.
Source: Congress.gov, reported March 28, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1593, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1593
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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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. PAYNE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 41, March 7, 2019, Page H2585):
Article 1 Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 7, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1593, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1593
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

2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Al Green (D-TX), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-10 district

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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.