House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Climate-Ready Fisheries Act of 2019
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 15, 2019
- Committee actionJan 29, 2020
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 14, 2020 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4679.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-642 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 14, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 14, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/642
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4679, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4679
- 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 Mr. CUNNINGHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 162, October 15, 2019, Page H8144):Article 1, Section 8. To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2. The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. Johnson & Graham v. All rights reserved.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 621 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4679, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4679
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f920c2d635f0e61908583f60af247c7b0e033ed95497477b7314b2b33553257e
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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
27 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 22 Democrats
5 of 27 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), David Cicilline (D-RI), James Cooper (D-TN), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Jared Golden (D-ME), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), William Keating (D-MA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ann Kuster (D-NH), James Langevin (D-RI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Brian Mast (R-FL), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Francis Rooney (R-FL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Susan Wild (D-PA).
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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.