House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 15, 2019
- Committee actionOct 30, 2019
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 28, 2020 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4674.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4674, College Affordability Act” on December 10, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on October 31, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 10, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55939
- CBO publication date
- December 10, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4674, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4674
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-700 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on December 29, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 29, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/700
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4674, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4674
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 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 Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 162, October 15, 2019, Page H8144):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4674, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4674
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
158 cosponsors — 158 Democrats
0 of 158 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Tj Cox (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Jason Crow (D-CO) and 128 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Scott.
- H.R. 2474 (116th) Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- H.R. 582 (116th) Raise the Wage Act
- H.R. 1230 (116th) Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
- H.R. 2574 (116th) Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2019
- H.R. 865 (116th) Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
- H.R. 934 (116th) Health Benefits for Miners 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.