House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2019
- Committee actionJan 29, 2020
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 1, 2020 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 385.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2748.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2748, SAFE Act” on June 25, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 29, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 25, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56440
- CBO publication date
- June 25, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2748, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2748
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- 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. 116-481 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 1, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 1, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/481
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2748, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2748
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
50e8cf56e52ace42702a288a38f881a0f3f2cd2230756189fffb31a13e7f89ca
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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. CARTWRIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 81, May 15, 2019, Page H3842):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 132 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2748, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2748
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
50e8cf56e52ace42702a288a38f881a0f3f2cd2230756189fffb31a13e7f89ca
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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
29 cosponsors — 29 Democrats
0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Harley Rouda (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matt Cartwright.
- H.R. 762 (116th) Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act
- H.R. 2156 (116th) RECLAIM Act of 2019
- H.R. 4248 (116th) Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019
- H.R. 4347 (116th) PREPARE Act of 2019
- H.R. 3463 (116th) Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019
- H.R. 1243 (116th) Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion 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.