House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019

H.R. 36Introduced Jan 3, 2019Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Where it went

IntroducedJan 3, 2019
Committee actionJun 20, 2019
Passed HouseJul 23, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 24, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 36.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 36, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019” on July 10, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on June 20, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 10, 2019 ↗
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CBO publication date
July 10, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 36, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/36
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-153 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on July 12, 2019.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 12, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 36, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/36
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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September 20, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 1, January 3, 2019, Page H212):
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 36, 116th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/36
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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September 20, 2026
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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

102 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 95 Democrats

7 of 102 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tj Cox (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Val Demings (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jesús García (D-IL) and 72 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eddie Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-30 district

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