House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act
Sponsor: Rep. Yvette Clarke D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 18, 2019
- Committee actionOct 23, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2019 · 393–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 1, 2020 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 460.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4739.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act” on January 15, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on December 9, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 15, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56033
- CBO publication date
- January 15, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4739, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4739
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act” on April 9, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 11, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 9, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56319
- CBO publication date
- April 9, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4739, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4739
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
97abf91d57c28ef9f0b28cea036df9353063834c36261eecf9a7835b2358bbbc
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 116-318 ↗; S. Rept. 116-229 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 1, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/318
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/SRPT/229 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4739, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4739
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 Ms. CLARKE of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 165, October 18, 2019, Page H8259):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 18, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4739, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4739
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
97abf91d57c28ef9f0b28cea036df9353063834c36261eecf9a7835b2358bbbc
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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
9 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 4 Democrats
5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Clay Higgins (R-LA), John Katko (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Max Rose (D-NY), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Yvette Clarke.
- H.R. 4737 (116th) Department of Homeland Security Climate Change Research Act
- H.R. 5564 (116th) Enhancing Broadcaster DIVERSITY Data Act
- H.R. 4272 (116th) TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019
- H.R. 585 (116th) BREATHE Act
- H.R. 4823 (116th) FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act
- H.R. 7164 (116th) Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2020
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.