House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Removing Barriers to Foster Youth Success in College Act
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Mitchell R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 10, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2270.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MITCHELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 62, April 10, 2019, Page H3259):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2270, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2270
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 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 July 21, 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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Karen Bass (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Mitchell.
- H.R. 2847 (116th) No Passport Fees for Heroes’ Families Act
- H.R. 1766 (116th) College Transparency Act
- H.R. 916 (116th) School Resource Officer Act of 2019
- H.R. 2831 (116th) BUILDS Act
- H.Res. 814 (116th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 26 through February 1, 2020, as "National School Choice Week".
- H.Res. 44 (116th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 20 through January 26, 2019, as "National School Choice 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.