House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-20
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019
Became law on Jun 6, 2019.
Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2019
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 10, 2019 · 257–150
- Passed SenateMay 23, 2019 · 85–8
- Resolving differencesJun 3, 2019
- To the PresidentJun 5, 2019
- Became lawJun 6, 2019
Latest action: Jun 6, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-20.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2157.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2157, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019” on April 24, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As introduced on April 9, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 24, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55168
- CBO publication date
- April 24, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2157, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2157
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2157, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019” on May 15, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on May 10, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55251
- CBO publication date
- May 15, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2157, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2157
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ff41b824e1b3920ad5f42273856e926cb0ee7b211c1ceb754de5106d3eeacf7a
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Senate Amendment 250 to H.R. 2157, Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019” on May 23, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As filed on May 23, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55289
- CBO publication date
- May 23, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2157, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2157
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ff41b824e1b3920ad5f42273856e926cb0ee7b211c1ceb754de5106d3eeacf7a
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LOWEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 61, April 9, 2019, Page H3218):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 9, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 801 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2157, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2157
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ff41b824e1b3920ad5f42273856e926cb0ee7b211c1ceb754de5106d3eeacf7a
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 committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2157, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey.
- H.R. 6201 (116th) Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- H.J.Res. 107 (116th) Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
- H.J.Res. 110 (116th) Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
- H.J.Res. 28 (116th) Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
- H.R. 3401 (116th) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019
- H.R. 4378 (116th) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019
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.