House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. John Ratcliffe R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 28, 2019
- Committee actionJun 12, 2019
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 9, 2019 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 104.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1986.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1986, Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019” on June 27, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 12, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55403
- CBO publication date
- June 27, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1986, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1986
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-141 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 9, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 9, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/141
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1986, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1986
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RATCLIFFE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 54, March 28, 2019, Page H2918):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 28, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1986, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1986
- 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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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1986, last updated December 5, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Doug Collins (R-GA), Will Hurd (R-TX), Kathleen Rice (D-NY).
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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.