House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-18
To reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.
Became law on May 23, 2019.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 29, 2019
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 14, 2019 · 400–9
- Passed SenateMay 16, 2019 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentMay 20, 2019
- Became lawMay 23, 2019
Latest action: May 23, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-18.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2379.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PASCRELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 69, April 29, 2019, Page H3304):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 29, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2379, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2379
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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
26 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 16 Democrats
9 of 26 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Doug Collins (R-GA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Val Demings (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Katie Hill (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Peter King (R-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Mike Quigley (D-IL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Peter Visclosky (D-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Pascrell.
- H.R. 1865 (116th) Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- H.R. 2770 (116th) Huntington’s Disease Parity Act of 2019
- H.R. 1142 (116th) Stop the Attack on Local Taxpayers Act of 2019
- H.R. 2812 (116th) Protecting America’s First Responders Act
- H.R. 1735 (116th) Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019
- H.R. 3248 (116th) Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing 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.