House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 17, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 17, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2831.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MITCHELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 83, May 17, 2019, Page H3963):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 17, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2831, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2831
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a0b03e47436b245e40fd469c961555664084ec61f4c40545d145382b12d32120
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 July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2831, last updated July 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
15 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 15 cosponsors (87%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), James Langevin (D-RI), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Norma Torres (D-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Mitchell.
- H.R. 2847 (116th) No Passport Fees for Heroes’ Families Act
- H.R. 1766 (116th) College Transparency Act
- H.R. 916 (116th) School Resource Officer Act of 2019
- H.Res. 814 (116th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 26 through February 1, 2020, as "National School Choice Week".
- H.Res. 44 (116th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 20 through January 26, 2019, as "National School Choice Week".
- H.R. 2270 (116th) Removing Barriers to Foster Youth Success in College 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.