House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 13, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 14, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1730.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HIGGINS of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 45, March 13, 2019, Page H2718):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 13, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1730, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1730
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1730, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
170 cosponsors — 65 Republicans, 104 Democrats, 1 independent
65 of 170 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Alma Adams (D-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA) and 140 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Higgins.
- H.R. 3654 (116th) Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2019
- H.R. 1346 (116th) Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019
- H.R. 3316 (116th) Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
- H.R. 3905 (116th) Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2019
- H.R. 8710 (116th) Veterans Community Care Fairness Act
- H.R. 4276 (116th) BOUND Act
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.