House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-7
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Became law on Feb 21, 2019.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 10, 2019
- Committee actionFeb 5, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 22, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateFeb 5, 2019 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentFeb 12, 2019
- Became lawFeb 21, 2019
Latest action: Feb 21, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-7.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 439.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LANGEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 5, January 10, 2019, Page H463):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 10, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 439, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/439
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
996f4015fa27a091e32a59495adb273b0c20f7ec2622c267dc6861de6dc7f9a7
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 August 10, 2026). 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
5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans
5 of 5 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Van Taylor (R-TX), Glenn Thompson (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Langevin.
- H.R. 8906 (116th) Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020
- H.R. 2035 (116th) Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019
- H.R. 3722 (116th) Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2019
- H.R. 5680 (116th) Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020
- H.Res. 864 (116th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.
- H.Res. 119 (116th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.
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.