House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-126
Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019
Became law on Mar 18, 2020.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 21, 2019
- Committee actionDec 19, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 5, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMar 3, 2020 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentMar 9, 2020
- Became lawMar 18, 2020
Latest action: Mar 18, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-126.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5214.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5214, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019” on February 21, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on February 5, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 21, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56184
- CBO publication date
- February 21, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5214, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5214
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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 Ms. TLAIB, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 187, November 21, 2019, Page H9169):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 21, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5214, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5214
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5214, last updated December 5, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
- H.R. 7572 (116th) For the relief of Median El-Moustrah.
- H.R. 3622 (116th) Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act
- H.R. 5330 (116th) Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act
- H.R. 6552 (116th) Emergency Water is a Human Right Act
- H.R. 5984 (116th) COAT Act
- H.R. 1756 (116th) Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act
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.