House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act

H.R. 2615Introduced May 9, 2019Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedMay 9, 2019
Committee actionMay 22, 2019
Passed HouseJul 15, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 16, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2615.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2615, United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act” on June 7, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 22, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 7, 2019 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55348
CBO publication date
June 7, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2615, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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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. ENGEL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 77, May 9, 2019, Page H3680):
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 9, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2615, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 28, 2025). 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

38 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 24 Democrats

14 of 38 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.

Colin Allred (D-TX), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Will Hurd (R-TX), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Dean Phillips (D-MN), David Price (D-NC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Harley Rouda (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Donna Shalala (D-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eliot Engel.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-16 district

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