House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where 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. 2279.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WEXTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 173, October 31, 2019, Pages H8720-H8721):Article 1, Section 8, clause 7 By Miss. RICE of New York: H.R. 4972. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse. H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi. H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois. H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 31, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,657 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2279, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2279
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4e9c561efbd8decdec60e44e3cf6a201009177872b9baf1c9b27dc0e6203ffae
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. 2279, 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
157 cosponsors — 53 Republicans, 104 Democrats
52 of 157 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ed Case (D-HI), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), James Comer (R-KY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Tj Cox (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Mike Doyle (D-PA) and 127 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raul Ruiz.
- H.R. 1839 (116th) Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
- H.R. 3239 (116th) Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act
- H.R. 2477 (116th) Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2020
- H.R. 2519 (116th) Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020
- H.R. 2281 (116th) Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act
- H.R. 1381 (116th) Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
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.