House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 28, 2019
- Committee actionJun 19, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 11, 2019 · 238–189
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 12, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1941.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act” on July 15, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 19, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55450
- CBO publication date
- July 15, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1941, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1941
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Rules Committee Print 116-31 for H.R. 1941, the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act, with the Manager's Amendment” on September 10, 2019. CBO’s description reads “Preliminary CBO Cost Estimate of Direct Spending Effects of Rules Committee Print 116-31 for H.R. 1941 with the Manager's Amendment, as posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on September 6, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 10, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55610
- CBO publication date
- September 10, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1941, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1941
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2c8d2ca4ddf367c77365b48d7c743883d0229cd23217478ee55b605434e5f0b2
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-157 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 16, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 16, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/157
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1941, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1941
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2c8d2ca4ddf367c77365b48d7c743883d0229cd23217478ee55b605434e5f0b2
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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. CUNNINGHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 54, March 28, 2019, Page H2917):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 28, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1941, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1941
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2c8d2ca4ddf367c77365b48d7c743883d0229cd23217478ee55b605434e5f0b2
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
51 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 49 Democrats
1 of 51 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Tj Cox (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Josh Harder (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Katie Hill (D-CA), James Himes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) and 21 more.
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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.