House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 2, 2019
- Committee actionMay 22, 2019
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 2019 — Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2023.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2023, Protect European Energy Security Act” on May 31, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 22, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 31, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55320
- CBO publication date
- May 31, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2023, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2023
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. HECK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 57, April 2, 2019, Page H2986):Clauses 3 and 18 of article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 2, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 75 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2023, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2023
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2023, last updated April 7, 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
47 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 1 independent
31 of 47 cosponsors (66%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Kevin Brady (R-TX), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Bill Flores (R-TX), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), James Himes (D-CT), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Will Hurd (R-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Peter King (R-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), Pete Olson (R-TX), Greg Pence (R-IN) and 17 more.
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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.