House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 15, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2742.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BIGGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 81, May 15, 2019, Page H3842):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2742, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2742
- 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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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 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
39 cosponsors — 39 Republicans
0 of 39 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), K. Conaway (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Mark Green (R-TN), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), John Joyce (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Steve King (R-IA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Ralph Norman (R-SC) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs.
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- H.Res. 604 (116th) Condemning and censuring Adam Schiff, Representative of California's 28th Congressional District.
- H.Con.Res. 58 (116th) Commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Mexico City policy.
- H.Res. 149 (116th) Recognizing the national debt as a threat to national security.
- H.Res. 1156 (116th) Condemning attacks on Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
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.