House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 21, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 22, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5221.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McEACHIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 187, November 21, 2019, Page H9169):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 21, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5221, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5221
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 15, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
50be6d0344a0310cb14dd0cca766c454f4fc75e18bd5b8e2ab8b7bbeb52042cd
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 15, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5221, last updated January 15, 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
170 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 169 Democrats
0 of 170 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Tj Cox (D-CA), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Jason Crow (D-CO) and 140 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. A. McEachin.
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- H.Res. 330 (116th) Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
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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.