House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 21, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 21, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4777.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WEXTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 173, October 31, 2019, Pages H8720-H8721):Article 1, Section 8, clause 7 By Miss. RICE of New York: H.R. 4972. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse. H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi. H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois. H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 31, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,657 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4777, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4777
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
08253d713597cdf5739fb8299874199eccee3297d310049d031b94e0b86e26fd
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 January 27, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4777, last updated January 27, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
11 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats
6 of 11 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Kendra Horn (D-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), W. Steube (R-FL), Van Taylor (R-TX), Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jefferson Van Drew.
- H.R. 3195 (116th) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act
- H.R. 5678 (116th) Privacy Office Enhancement Act
- H.R. 1149 (116th) Atlantic Coastal Economies Protection Act
- H.R. 2321 (116th) Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019
- H.R. 2685 (116th) Wild Bird Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2019
- H.R. 1575 (116th) Robocall Enforcement Enhancement 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.