House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 5, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 185.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KING of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 1, January 3, 2019, Page H216):Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution, which reads: ``The Congress shall have Power to lay and collected Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises.'' Therefore, Congress' taxing power would be the authority to repeal ObamaCare's individual mandate. Clause 3, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution, which states Congress' power ``To regulate Commerce . . . among the States.'' ObamaCare was a clear violation of the Commerce Clause, forcing individuals to buy a product, and this bill will ensure that such personal economic decisions are returned to Americans. In addition, this bill makes specific changes to existing law in a manner that returns power to…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 791 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 185, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/185
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 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 July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 185, last updated July 21, 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
17 cosponsors — 17 Republicans
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jody Hice (R-GA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Ralph Norman (R-SC), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve King.
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.