House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
HEALTHIER Act of 2019
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 11, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2216.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BURCHETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 62, April 10, 2019, Page H3257):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 326 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2216, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2216
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2216, last updated January 3, 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
7 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), H. Griffith (R-VA), David Roe (R-TN), Max Rose (D-NY), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Ron Wright (R-TX), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett.
- H.R. 6078 (116th) Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020
- H.Res. 657 (116th) LEAC Transcripts Resolution (Let Everyone Access a Copy of Transcripts Resolution)
- H.R. 2158 (116th) Easy Access to Mail Act
- H.R. 1908 (116th) Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 6664 (116th) Coronavirus Public Safety and Economic Recovery Act
- H.R. 3861 (116th) Carbon Capture Improvement 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.