House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019

H.R. 2427Introduced May 1, 2019Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Where it went

IntroducedMay 1, 2019
Committee actionJun 19, 2019
Passed HouseFeb 26, 2020 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 27, 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. 2427.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2427, Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019” on June 28, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 19, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 28, 2019 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55406
CBO publication date
June 28, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2427, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2427
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-276 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 8, 2019.
Source: Congress.gov, reported November 8, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2427, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2427
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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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. SARBANES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 71, May 1, 2019, Page H3405):
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under the General Welfare Clause
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 1, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2427, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2427
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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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

16 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 14 Democrats

2 of 16 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Andy Harris (R-MD), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Elaine Luria (D-VA), A. McEachin (D-VA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Robert Scott (D-VA), David Trone (D-MD), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Robert Wittman (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-3 district

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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.