House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 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. 2957.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BYRNE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 87, May 23, 2019, Page H4165):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2957, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2957
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
24867907202ac2ca99e60ba9096d21d7638487cf995ec2d35a26e1bc9aad9a35
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2957, last updated December 5, 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
10 cosponsors — 10 Republicans
1 of 10 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Will Hurd (R-TX), David McKinley (R-WV), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ron Wright (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bradley Byrne.
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- H.R. 5769 (116th) SHAM Act
- H.Res. 186 (116th) Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund, Inc.
- H.Res. 631 (116th) Directing the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on Financial Services to…
- H.R. 1780 (116th) Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History
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.