House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 22, 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. 2922.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 86, May 22, 2019, Page H4120):Article I, Section VIII--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 22, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 257 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2922, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2922
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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 September 8, 2026). 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
36 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 34 Democrats
2 of 36 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), John Larson (D-CT), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Doris Matsui (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Donna Shalala (D-FL), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ann Kuster.
- H.R. 986 (116th) Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
- H.R. 1618 (116th) Nicholas and Zachary Burt Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2019
- H.R. 631 (116th) For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.
- H.R. 2350 (116th) Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 6980 (116th) National Guard COVID–19 Response Stability Act
- H.R. 6699 (116th) Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020
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.