House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Neal D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 29, 2019
- Committee actionApr 2, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 23, 2019 · 417–3
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 3, 2019 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1994.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019” on April 5, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 2, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 5, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55098
- CBO publication date
- April 5, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1994, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1994
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-65 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on May 16, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 16, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/65
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1994, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1994
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEAL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 55, March 29, 2019, Page H2923):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I and the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 29, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 144 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1994, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1994
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3ab13aa18e4a40e334586dab016a57f44b9b032effee3283351d0b6971292218
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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
58 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 35 Democrats
22 of 58 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ted Budd (R-NC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ron Estes (R-KS), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Josh Harder (D-CA), Kendra Horn (D-OK), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ron Kind (D-WI) and 28 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Neal.
- H.R. 430 (116th) TANF Extension Act of 2019
- H.R. 397 (116th) Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019
- H.R. 2877 (116th) To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.
- H.R. 9051 (116th) CASH Act of 2020
- H.Res. 904 (116th) Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act
- H.R. 5826 (116th) Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills 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.