House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 20, 2019
- Committee actionSep 9, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 30, 2020 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4439.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4439, Creating Hope Reauthorization Act” on December 24, 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, December 24, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56939
- CBO publication date
- December 24, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4439, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4439
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
41a8992545598c78d447a01fe5c2aee46448afbd85c2ffe276e172dabd6c0c13
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-551 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 29, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 29, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/551
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4439, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4439
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
41a8992545598c78d447a01fe5c2aee46448afbd85c2ffe276e172dabd6c0c13
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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. BUTTERFIELD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 152, September 20, 2019, Page H7866):Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds to provide for the general welfare of the United States. Congress may also make laws that are necessary and proper for carrying into execution their powers enumerated under Article I.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 20, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 298 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4439, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4439
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
41a8992545598c78d447a01fe5c2aee46448afbd85c2ffe276e172dabd6c0c13
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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
42 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 22 Democrats
20 of 42 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
Troy Balderson (R-OH), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mo Brooks (R-AL), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), H. Griffith (R-VA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Steve King (R-IA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and 12 more.
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.