House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 10, 2019
- Committee actionJul 17, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 16, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 17, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3172.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3172, Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019” on September 18, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy & Commerce on July 17, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 18, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55634
- CBO publication date
- September 18, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3172, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3172
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3f43e7061bb84b81b30d2d15d678530ace1cd4df8ce207a0037a863fc0775700
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3172, Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019” on September 18, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy & Commerce on July 17, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 18, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55634
- CBO publication date
- September 18, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3172, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3172
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3f43e7061bb84b81b30d2d15d678530ace1cd4df8ce207a0037a863fc0775700
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-206 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 13, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 13, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/206
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3172, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3172
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3f43e7061bb84b81b30d2d15d678530ace1cd4df8ce207a0037a863fc0775700
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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. CARDENAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 96, June 10, 2019, Page H4389):Aritcle 1, Section 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 10, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 173 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3172, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3172
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3f43e7061bb84b81b30d2d15d678530ace1cd4df8ce207a0037a863fc0775700
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
18 cosponsors — 18 Democrats
0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Jesús García (D-IL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Lauren Underwood (D-IL).
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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.