House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Ratcliffe R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 12, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 28, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3238.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RATCLIFFE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 98, June 12, 2019, Page H4628):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 12, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3238, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3238
- 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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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.
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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
11 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 11 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Ben Cline (R-VA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Doug Collins (R-GA), James Cooper (D-TN), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), James Himes (D-CT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Katie Porter (D-CA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), W. Steube (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Ratcliffe.
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- H.R. 4237 (116th) Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act
- H.R. 1986 (116th) Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019
- H.R. 1927 (116th) Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019
- H.R. 1645 (116th) VOICES 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.