House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 9, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2161.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BANKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 61, April 9, 2019, Page H3218):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 9, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 270 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2161, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2161
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
07a0d974a3669c8d69aed81d72ffd1d76ca37bdc14969e594d11bbc53ba6ab7b
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 July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2161, last updated July 21, 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
23 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 23 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Kendra Horn (D-OK), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Steve King (R-IA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Harley Rouda (D-CA), Ross Spano (R-FL), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Banks.
- H.R. 3996 (116th) VA Design-Build Construction Enhancement Act of 2019
- H.R. 1605 (116th) Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019
- H.Res. 907 (116th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China made multiple, serious mistakes…
- H.J.Res. 78 (116th) Expressing support for freedom of conscience.
- H.R. 8117 (116th) Support Peaceful Protest Act
- H.J.Res. 36 (116th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
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.