House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-56
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 13, 2019
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 31, 2019 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 13, 2019
- Became lawAug 23, 2019
Latest action: Aug 23, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-56.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3245.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCSHON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 99, June 13, 2019, Page H4695):Art. 1 Sec. 8 Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 13, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 22 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3245, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3245
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b9229ac069ad8f40c35055ca21abff44180e6571eeebbe89e783b0d5dd2dfc30
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 May 28, 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
26 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 15 Democrats
15 of 26 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), Jim Banks (R-IN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Sean Casten (D-IL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jesús García (D-IL), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Greg Pence (R-IN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Peter Visclosky (D-IN), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Larry Bucshon.
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- H.R. 4215 (116th) Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019
- H.R. 7025 (116th) Diagnostic Testing for Public Health Labs Act of 2020
- H.R. 3890 (116th) Combatting Impaired Driving Act of 2019
- H.R. 4400 (116th) Advancing Education on Biosimilars 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.