House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 6, 2019
- Committee actionOct 23, 2019
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 23, 2019 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4237.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4237, Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act” on November 22, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on October 23, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 22, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55891
- CBO publication date
- November 22, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4237, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4237
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ceaa64ffdb2e109c7680b2929ff28a3fad86c2baef30aa18bbf8e3541f1ddc2a
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RATCLIFFE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 142, September 6, 2019, Page H7535):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18--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 September 6, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4237, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4237
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ceaa64ffdb2e109c7680b2929ff28a3fad86c2baef30aa18bbf8e3541f1ddc2a
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 committee report (as of January 27, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4237, last updated January 27, 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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
John Katko (R-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Mark Walker (R-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Ratcliffe.
- H.R. 5987 (116th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post…
- H.R. 5988 (116th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the "Audie Murphy…
- H.R. 1986 (116th) Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019
- H.R. 1927 (116th) Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019
- H.R. 1645 (116th) VOICES Act of 2019
- H.R. 3238 (116th) Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems 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.