House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2019

H.R. 246Introduced Jan 4, 2019Policy area: Commerce

Where it went

IntroducedJan 4, 2019
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJan 14, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 15, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 246.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. FINKENAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 2, January 4, 2019, Page H228):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 4, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 246, 116th Congress
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). 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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

John Curtis (R-UT), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Abby Finkenauer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-1 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.