House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-54
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 18, 2019
- Committee actionJul 11, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2019 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentAug 13, 2019
- Became lawAug 23, 2019
Latest action: Aug 23, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-54.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3311.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-171 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 23, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/171
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3311, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3311
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f563154994de3022788d098130f04383675b2ebbb1b18d05de402b21314f647c
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLINE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 102, June 18, 2019, Page H4771):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the United States Constitution, in that the legislation concerns the establishment of a uniform law on bankruptcies throughout the United States; Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, in that the legislation exercises legislative power granted to Congress by that clause ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof;'' and Article III, Section 1, Clause 1, Sentence 1, and Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution, in that the legislation…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 18, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 779 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3311, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3311
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f563154994de3022788d098130f04383675b2ebbb1b18d05de402b21314f647c
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 (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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Doug Collins (R-GA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 1086 (116th) 48-Hour Bill Review Resolution
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.