House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 8, 2019
- Committee actionOct 17, 2019
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 24, 2020 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 302.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4618.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 116-326,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 116-326,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 24, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/326
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/326 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4618, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4618
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. McBATH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 160, October 8, 2019, Page H8101):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Consitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 8, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4618, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4618
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
968e5ff3966b942f7a345ec2221b19268cfe85e4bb4a43a5f562625a7fd893fa
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 (as of April 7, 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
6 cosponsors — 6 Democrats
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Kathy Castor (D-FL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath.
- H.R. 2938 (116th) HAVEN Act
- H.R. 7259 (116th) Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
- H.R. 3076 (116th) Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019
- H.R. 5041 (116th) Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019
- H.R. 6132 (116th) Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020
- H.R. 3662 (116th) Relief for Defrauded Students Act of 2019
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.