House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 14, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1777.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WEXTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 173, October 31, 2019, Pages H8720-H8721):Article 1, Section 8, clause 7 By Miss. RICE of New York: H.R. 4972. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse. H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi. H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois. H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 31, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,657 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1777, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1777
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a17606d583f2ceed92b4fdb4b99564b59338a1f42a4b152c7e8b22ae882553e6
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 July 21, 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
44 cosponsors — 44 Democrats
0 of 44 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Susie Lee (D-NV), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.
- H.R. 4334 (116th) Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020
- H.R. 1237 (116th) COAST Research Act
- H.R. 1603 (116th) Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
- H.R. 6636 (116th) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2020
- H.R. 3969 (116th) SOS 2.0 Act
- H.Res. 589 (116th) Expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special…
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.