House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 2, 2019
- Committee actionSep 25, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 6, 2020 · 224–194
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2474.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019” on December 5, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on September 25, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 5, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55928
- CBO publication date
- December 5, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2474, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2474
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-347 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on December 16, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 16, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/347
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2474, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2474
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 72, May 2, 2019, Page H3441):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 2, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2474, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2474
- 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
218 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 215 Democrats
2 of 218 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and 188 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Scott.
- H.R. 582 (116th) Raise the Wage Act
- H.R. 1230 (116th) Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
- H.R. 2574 (116th) Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2019
- H.R. 865 (116th) Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
- H.R. 4674 (116th) College Affordability Act
- H.R. 934 (116th) Health Benefits for Miners 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.