House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-187

Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act

H.R. 4183Introduced Aug 13, 2019Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Oct 30, 2020.

Sponsor: Rep. Ro Khanna D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedAug 13, 2019
Committee actionOct 29, 2019
Passed HouseDec 17, 2019 · 408–1
Passed SenateOct 1, 2020 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentOct 20, 2020
Became lawOct 30, 2020

Latest action: Oct 30, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-187.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4183.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4183, Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act” on November 18, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on October 29, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 18, 2019 ↗
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November 18, 2019
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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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. KHANNA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 135, August 13, 2019, Page H7501):
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powers.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 13, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 4183, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats

6 of 10 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Susie Lee (D-NV), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), David Rouzer (R-NC), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ross Spano (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ro Khanna.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-17 district

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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.