House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Promoting United Government Efforts to Save Our Sound Act
Sponsor: Rep. Denny Heck D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 2019
- Committee actionSep 19, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 5, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2247.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2247, PUGET SOS Act” on November 14, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 19, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 14, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55851
- CBO publication date
- November 14, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2247, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2247
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-290 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on November 14, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 14, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/290
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2247, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2247
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HECK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 62, April 10, 2019, Page H3258):Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2247, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2247
- 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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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 — 6 Democrats
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Adam Smith (D-WA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 5319 (116th) Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization 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.