House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Pro-Growth Budgeting Act

H.R. 4959Introduced Oct 31, 2019Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Where it went

IntroducedOct 31, 2019
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 31, 2019 — Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4959.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 173, October 31, 2019, Page H8719):
Article I, Section VIII of the United States Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 31, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 4959, 116th Congress
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). 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

22 cosponsors — 22 Republicans

0 of 22 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Jim Banks (R-IN), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Mark Green (R-TN), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), John Joyce (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Chip Roy (R-TX), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Fred Upton (R-MI), Steve Womack (R-AR).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Hern.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-1 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.