House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-291
Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019
Became law on Jan 5, 2021.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 28, 2019
- Committee actionDec 18, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 18, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021
Latest action: Jan 5, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-291.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1966.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUMMINGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 54, March 28, 2019, Page H2918):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 28, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 80 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1966, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1966
- 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.
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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
78 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 69 Democrats
9 of 78 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Val Demings (D-FL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and 48 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings.
- H.R. 3469 (116th) Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act of 2019
- H.R. 135 (116th) Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019
- H.R. 1235 (116th) MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act
- H.R. 136 (116th) Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019
- H.R. 1063 (116th) Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2019
- H.R. 1582 (116th) Electronic Message Preservation 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.