House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 17, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 17, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3816.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SPANO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 120, July 17, 2019, Page H6000):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 17, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3816, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3816
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ab249517179b8b6587f1271809f3536b895f8637352e81f953a5fbf2c3d99305
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 February 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3816, last updated February 4, 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
26 cosponsors — 26 Republicans
0 of 26 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Michael Guest (R-MS), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), John Joyce (R-PA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Greg Pence (R-IN), Bill Posey (R-FL), David Roe (R-TN), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Van Taylor (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
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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.