House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 14, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 18, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5081.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WRIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 182, November 14, 2019, Page H8879):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 14, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5081, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5081
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e553186878431e73df3cf1eaecdcc4b929e9c001df6365a13deb0277ccc760f2
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 June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5081, last updated June 6, 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
11 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 11 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), John Carter (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Greg Pence (R-IN), Denver Riggleman (R-VA), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Randy Weber (R-TX), Susan Wild (D-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron Wright.
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.