House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 25, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 28, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4498.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SIRES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 155, September 25, 2019, Page H7990):Pursuant to clause 3(d) (1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority for this legislation in article I, section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 25, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 186 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4498, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4498
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 January 3, 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
7 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 6 Democrats
1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donna Shalala (D-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Albio Sires.
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- H.R. 1411 (116th) Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act
- H.R. 1131 (116th) Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2019
- H.Res. 136 (116th) Affirming that the Government of Cuba's foreign medical missions constitute human trafficking.
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.