House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 12, 2019
- Committee actionNov 20, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 11, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5035.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-329 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on December 9, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 9, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/329
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5035, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5035
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 180, November 12, 2019, Page H8784):Article I, Section 8 ofthe Constitution: the Congress shall have Power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several State, and with the Indian Tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 12, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 174 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5035, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5035
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1764884bb55e6e405b7c4bf852f9a216e2d3de9691e1b1b46255156ef833a132
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Doyle.
- H.R. 1644 (116th) Save the Internet Act of 2019
- H.R. 7310 (116th) Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020
- H.R. 5000 (116th) SHARE Act
- H.R. 2096 (116th) Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019
- H.R. 689 (116th) Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2019
- H.R. 1970 (116th) Medicare Access to Radiology Care 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.