House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 4, 2019
- Committee actionJun 18, 2019
- Passed HouseJun 24, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 25, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2109.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2109, BRAVE Act” on May 16, 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, May 16, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55254
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2109, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2109
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2752ca813e22b966439a9df53f86e8be4e1446f69abbd41cc0d8fa6e20b3b879
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-117 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on June 18, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 18, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/117
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2109, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2109
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2752ca813e22b966439a9df53f86e8be4e1446f69abbd41cc0d8fa6e20b3b879
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Miss RICE of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 59, April 4, 2019, Page H3101):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 4, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2109, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2109
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2752ca813e22b966439a9df53f86e8be4e1446f69abbd41cc0d8fa6e20b3b879
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Denny Heck (D-WA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Rice.
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- H.R. 428 (116th) Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists’ Use of Virtual Currencies Act
- H.R. 1232 (116th) Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act
- H.R. 5843 (116th) Strengthening Oversight for Veterans 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.