House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 23, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 15, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4825.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 168, October 23, 2019, Page H8458):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 gives Congress the authority to make all needful Rules and regulations respecting US Territory. Article 1 Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 181 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4825, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4825
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 February 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4825, last updated February 4, 2025. 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
5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
John Carter (R-TX), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole.
- H.R. 375 (116th) To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes…
- H.Res. 1228 (116th) Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the cultures and contributions of Native Americans to the United States.
- H.R. 6148 (116th) TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act
- H.R. 1401 (116th) Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2019
- H.R. 288 (116th) Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2019
- H.R. 289 (116th) Bipartisan Social Security Commission 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.