House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 1, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 2, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2015.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 56, April 1, 2019, Page H2939):Under Article I, Section 8, the Necessary and Proper Clause. Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 1, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 312 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2015, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2015
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
80381184a3c374f37a769d1ab3b30b06481c768b0eaeafc6312d34bfb7224318
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2015, last updated December 6, 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
53 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 11 Democrats
12 of 53 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ed Case (D-HI), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Josh Harder (D-CA), J. Hill (R-AR), Will Hurd (R-TX), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Al Lawson (D-FL), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) and 23 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Kustoff.
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- H.R. 1954 (116th) Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019
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- H.R. 7688 (116th) Portal for Appraisal Licensing 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.