House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Pocan D-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 8, 2019
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 17, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 18, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2134.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. POCAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 60, April 8, 2019, Page H3129):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 8, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2134, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2134
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
43 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 38 Democrats
5 of 43 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Ami Bera (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), David Cicilline (D-RI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Josh Harder (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Peter King (R-NY), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Andy Levin (D-MI), James McGovern (D-MA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Pocan.
- H.R. 677 (116th) 21st Century President Act
- H.R. 2277 (116th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the "Fire…
- H.Res. 862 (116th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of February 24 through February 28, 2020, as "Public Schools Week".
- H.R. 3517 (116th) Restore Honor to Service Members Act
- H.R. 2747 (116th) Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2019
- H.Res. 254 (116th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 25 through March 29, 2019, as "Public Schools Week".
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.