House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 5, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 6, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4982.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BACON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 176, November 5, 2019, Page H8729):Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, which provides Congress with the power to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 5, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 200 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4982, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4982
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- 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 January 10, 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
9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Angie Craig (D-MN), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), James Langevin (D-RI), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Fred Upton (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Don Bacon.
- H.R. 504 (116th) DHS Field Engagement Accountability Act
- H.R. 1156 (116th) LEOSA Reform Act
- H.R. 3116 (116th) State Flexibility for Family First Transitions Act
- H.R. 6652 (116th) Flexibility for Localities and Eligibility Expansion Act of 2020
- H.R. 3536 (116th) Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019
- H.R. 6229 (116th) Air Force Budget Transparency 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.