House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-16
Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
Became law on Apr 18, 2019.
Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2019
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMar 25, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateApr 2, 2019 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentApr 10, 2019
- Became lawApr 18, 2019
Latest action: Apr 18, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-16.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1839.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019” on March 22, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As introduced in the House of Representatives on March 21, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 22, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55050
- CBO publication date
- March 22, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1839, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1839
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUIZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 50, March 21, 2019, Page H2762):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, the power to regulate commerce.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 21, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 87 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1839, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1839
- 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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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1839, last updated May 28, 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
8 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats
5 of 8 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Van Taylor (R-TX), Fred Upton (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raul Ruiz.
- H.R. 3239 (116th) Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act
- H.R. 2477 (116th) Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2020
- H.R. 2519 (116th) Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020
- H.R. 2281 (116th) Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act
- H.R. 1381 (116th) Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
- H.R. 2279 (116th) Safe Step 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.