House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-37
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2019
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 25, 2019 · 284–149
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2019 · 67–28
- To the PresidentAug 1, 2019
- Became lawAug 2, 2019
Latest action: Aug 2, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-37.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3877.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. YARMUTH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 124, July 23, 2019, Page H7242):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1; Article 1, Section 8, Clause 2; Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18; and Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 157 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3877, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3877
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3877, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Yarmuth.
- H.Res. 293 (116th) Providing for budget enforcement for fiscal year 2020.
- H.R. 5191 (116th) Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2020
- H.R. 2021 (116th) Investing for the People Act of 2019
- H.R. 7950 (116th) Emergency Family Stabilization Act
- H.R. 2050 (116th) ACHE Act
- H.R. 636 (116th) Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin 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.