House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-52
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Committee actionJul 11, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2019 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentAug 13, 2019
- Became lawAug 23, 2019
Latest action: Aug 23, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-52.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2938.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-169 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 23, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/169
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2938, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2938
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. McBATH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 87, May 23, 2019, Page H4165):Article I; Section 8 of the Consitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 40 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2938, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2938
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f4207ccadaa5a0887697ef63da96265bee957c0b64becde9075f8523612b38e6
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
38 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 35 Democrats
3 of 38 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Al Green (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Al Lawson (D-FL), John Lewis (D-GA), A. McEachin (D-VA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC) and 8 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath.
- H.R. 7259 (116th) Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
- H.R. 4618 (116th) Medicare Hearing Act of 2019
- H.R. 3076 (116th) Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019
- H.R. 5041 (116th) Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019
- H.R. 6132 (116th) Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020
- H.R. 3662 (116th) Relief for Defrauded Students 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.