House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2019

H.R. 4727Introduced Oct 17, 2019Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. A. McEachin D-VA

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 17, 2019
Committee actionOct 23, 2019
Passed HouseDec 9, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 9, 2020 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 579.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4727.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4727, Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2019, which would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a program for mentor firms to enter into agreements with protégé firms to help them compete for pr” on December 20, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on December 9, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 20, 2019 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55980
CBO publication date
December 20, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4727, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4727
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4727, Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2019” on December 20, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on December 9, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 20, 2019 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55980
CBO publication date
December 20, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4727, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4727
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4727, Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program” on October 29, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 22, 2020”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 29, 2020 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56710
CBO publication date
October 29, 2020
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4727, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4727
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 116-310 ↗; S. Rept. 116-287 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported November 9, 2020 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/SRPT/287
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4727, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4727
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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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. McEACHIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 164, October 17, 2019, Page H8228):
Article 1, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 17, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 4727, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Van Taylor (R-TX), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. A. McEachin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-4 district

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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.