House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 9, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 28, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4252.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HILL of Arkansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 143, September 9, 2019, Page H7559):Article I, Section 8, clause 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 9, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4252, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4252
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
89b56e2ecd585016be59a32db82dd1a3a995051e336c2d42469eb5defa5859e2
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 July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4252, last updated July 21, 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
13 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 13 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Josh Harder (D-CA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bill Posey (R-FL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Michael Turner (R-OH), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Bruce Westerman (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. Hill.
- H.R. 3317 (116th) To permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other…
- H.R. 5932 (116th) Ensuring Chinese Debt Transparency Act of 2020
- H.R. 758 (116th) Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019
- H.Res. 49 (116th) Supporting Coptic Christians in Egypt.
- H.R. 2249 (116th) World War I Valor Medals Review Act
- H.R. 6399 (116th) SAVE Act of 2020
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.