House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 11, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 4, 2020 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4656.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McADAMS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 161, October 11, 2019, Page H8112):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 11, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4656, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4656
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
07aeb4207ed1133bc7b081fc67a3b79f76a8e8dc3a342e0be023a6542f89b6ef
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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4656, last updated April 7, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Pete Olson (R-TX), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben McAdams.
- H.R. 4704 (116th) Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act
- H.R. 4344 (116th) Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act
- H.R. 7592 (116th) STIFLE Act of 2020
- H.R. 3597 (116th) Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
- H.J.Res. 55 (116th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 4364 (116th) Taxpayer Fairness for Resource Development 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.