House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 8, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 5, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 346.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THORNBERRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 3, January 8, 2019, Page H287):Article I, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 8, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 81 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 346, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/346
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6d72a38980b32e6472b0831f2e273e5eb454cd618bfd013c808a845980f7c4a9
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 346, last updated December 5, 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
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Kevin Brady (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Thornberry.
- H.R. 6613 (116th) Indo-Pacific Deterrence Initiative
- H.R. 3014 (116th) Accelerating Defense Innovation Act of 2019
- H.R. 6489 (116th) To improve military family readiness.
- H.R. 222 (116th) Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019
- H.R. 2287 (116th) Federal Regulatory Certainty for Water Act
- H.R. 8365 (116th) Accurate Weather for Public Safety Act
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.