House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. David McKinley R-WVWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2019
- Committee actionSep 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 18, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3878.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Controlled Substances Act Legislation” on November 12, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 12, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56767
- CBO publication date
- November 12, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3878, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3878, the Block, Report, and Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2019” on November 12, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 12, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56767
- CBO publication date
- November 12, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3878, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-583 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on November 16, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 16, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/583
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3878, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McKINLEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 124, July 23, 2019, Page H7242):Article 1 Section 8 Section 8--Powers of Congress. 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.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 283 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3878, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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.
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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 — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Greg Walden (R-OR).
More from the sponsor
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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.