House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-39
Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019
Became law on Aug 6, 2019.
Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Dingell D-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 13, 2019
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 18, 2019 · 371–46
- Passed SenateJul 25, 2019 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesJul 30, 2019
- To the PresidentAug 1, 2019
- Became lawAug 6, 2019
Latest action: Aug 6, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-39.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3253.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019” on June 17, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As introduced on June 13, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 17, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55369
- CBO publication date
- June 17, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3253, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3253
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. DINGELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 99, June 13, 2019, Page H4696):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, the power to regulate commerce.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 13, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 87 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3253, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3253
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8e878addf3c6d74acc9e2c266bb85fe3162c3e8abc82dac44b9ee34398b516dd
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 committee report (as of May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3253, last updated May 28, 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
9 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 4 Democrats
5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Michael Burgess (R-TX), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Fred Upton (R-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Greg Walden (R-OR), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 1128 (116th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
- H.R. 3742 (116th) Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019
- H.R. 569 (116th) Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers 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.