House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Jefferson Van Drew D-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 12, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 12, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2321.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN DREW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3266):Article I, Section 8 ____________________Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2321, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2321
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3649a7e1fa483eae927ef617b9f5f62ae10a74c0932a48f5061527d5167891de
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2321, last updated December 5, 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
13 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 10 Democrats
3 of 13 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Cynthia Axne (D-IA), John Carter (R-TX), Val Demings (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jesús García (D-IL), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Grace Meng (D-NY), Max Rose (D-NY), Harley Rouda (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jefferson Van Drew.
- H.R. 3195 (116th) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act
- H.R. 5678 (116th) Privacy Office Enhancement Act
- H.R. 1149 (116th) Atlantic Coastal Economies Protection Act
- H.R. 4777 (116th) Protect our Elections Act
- H.R. 2685 (116th) Wild Bird Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2019
- H.R. 1575 (116th) Robocall Enforcement Enhancement 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.