House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Banks R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 7, 2019 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Appropriations, 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. 1605.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BANKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 41, March 7, 2019, Page H2585):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 7, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 270 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1605, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1605
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 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
93 cosponsors — 92 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 93 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), James Baird (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ben Cline (R-VA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), James Comer (R-KY), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Ron Estes (R-KS) and 63 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Banks.
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- H.Res. 907 (116th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China made multiple, serious mistakes…
- H.J.Res. 78 (116th) Expressing support for freedom of conscience.
- H.R. 2161 (116th) Pell Flexibility Act of 2019
- H.R. 8117 (116th) Support Peaceful Protest Act
- H.J.Res. 36 (116th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
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.