House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Hack Your State Department Act

H.R. 328Introduced Jan 8, 2019Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Where it went

IntroducedJan 8, 2019
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJan 22, 2019 · 377–3
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 23, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 328.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TED LIEU of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 3, January 8, 2019, Page H287):
Article I, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 8, 2019 ↗
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ted Yoho (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Lieu.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-33 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.