House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 18, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 8, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4748.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CISNEROS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 165, October 18, 2019, Page H8259):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 18, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4748, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4748
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a938ca45b6daf38b896848bb426c13848696c4215f222deeb13e8b17286d76ac
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
10 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 8 Democrats
2 of 10 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), David Cicilline (D-RI), Jason Crow (D-CO), Val Demings (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gilbert Cisneros.
- H.R. 2942 (116th) Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act
- H.R. 2943 (116th) Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act
- H.R. 7163 (116th) VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020
- H.R. 2230 (116th) BREAK PAY for Veterans Act
- H.R. 5590 (116th) Korean American VALOR Act
- H.R. 5282 (116th) Military Family Parole in Place Act
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.