House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-25

Taxpayer First Act

H.R. 3151Introduced Jun 6, 2019Policy area: Taxation

Became law on Jul 1, 2019.

Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis D-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 6, 2019
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJun 10, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed SenateJun 13, 2019 · by voice vote
To the PresidentJun 24, 2019
Became lawJul 1, 2019

Latest action: Jul 1, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-25.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3151.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3151, Taxpayer First Act” on June 10, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the House Rules Committee website on June 7, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 10, 2019 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55356
CBO publication date
June 10, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3151, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3151
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEWIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 95, June 6, 2019, Page H4349):
This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 6, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3151, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3151
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3151, last updated September 8, 2026. 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

28 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 20 Democrats

8 of 28 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Katie Hill (D-CA), George Holding (R-NC), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Richard Neal (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Van Taylor (R-TX), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-5 district

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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.