House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 11, 2019
- Committee actionJul 29, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 18, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 30, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4644.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4644, Libya Stabilization Act” on September 29, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 29, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56643
- CBO publication date
- September 29, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4644, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4644
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
faa808939ed1edc7fe269ae41e116329947b85cb1c8d6028b7e5f7bb9872be5d
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-594 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on November 17, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 17, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/594
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4644, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4644
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
faa808939ed1edc7fe269ae41e116329947b85cb1c8d6028b7e5f7bb9872be5d
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DEUTCH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 161, October 11, 2019, Page H8112):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 11, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4644, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4644
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
faa808939ed1edc7fe269ae41e116329947b85cb1c8d6028b7e5f7bb9872be5d
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4644, last updated May 28, 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
14 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 9 Democrats
5 of 14 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), David Cicilline (D-RI), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Van Taylor (R-TX), David Trone (D-MD), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Theodore Deutch.
- H.R. 724 (116th) PACT Act
- H.R. 1837 (116th) United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act
- H.Res. 823 (116th) Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of' the Universal…
- H.R. 6813 (116th) Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act
- H.Res. 752 (116th) Supporting the rights of the people of Iran to free expression, condemning the Iranian regime for its crackdown on legitimate protests…
- H.Res. 441 (116th) A resolution condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994 and expressing the concern…
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.