House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. David Scott D-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 28, 2019
- Committee actionJul 9, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 9, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 10, 2019 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 143.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1988.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1988, Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019” on June 6, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55337
- CBO publication date
- June 6, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1988, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1988
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c781d7d80600c0f56e023f5b01ed8719b9236295ec2dba5ad3f6226aee763cbc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1988, Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019” on June 6, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 8, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55339
- CBO publication date
- June 6, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1988, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1988
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c781d7d80600c0f56e023f5b01ed8719b9236295ec2dba5ad3f6226aee763cbc
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-138 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs 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/138
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1988, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1988
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c781d7d80600c0f56e023f5b01ed8719b9236295ec2dba5ad3f6226aee763cbc
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 54, March 28, 2019, Page H2918):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 28, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1988, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1988
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c781d7d80600c0f56e023f5b01ed8719b9236295ec2dba5ad3f6226aee763cbc
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1988, 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
7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Ted Budd (R-NC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Van Taylor (R-TX), Lee Zeldin (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Scott.
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- H.Res. 146 (116th) Recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2019…
- H.R. 6729 (116th) COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act of 2020
- H.Res. 488 (116th) Supporting the designation of July 2019 as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month.
- H.R. 5794 (116th) Endometrial Cancer Research and Education Act of 2020
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.