House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
POLICE Act of 2019
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 16, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 26, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2805.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 82, May 16, 2019, Page H3925):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 16, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2805, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2805
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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 April 7, 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
12 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), Mike Garcia (R-CA), Jody Hice (R-GA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), John Rutherford (R-FL), Steve Watkins (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Trey Hollingsworth.
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- H.R. 3655 (116th) Livestock Protection Act of 2019
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- H.R. 8603 (116th) Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2020
- H.R. 8872 (116th) Transparency in Federal Home Loan Bank Membership Act of 2020
- H.R. 1145 (116th) BLAST Act
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.