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 21, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5236.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARDER of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 187, November 21, 2019, Page H9170):Article 1, 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. 5236, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5236
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
88213319c639e6118efd365e76df0d47902d9f0728301b07a7e1ffbb91414bbd
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 December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5236, last updated December 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
15 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 10 Democrats
5 of 15 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Tom Cole (R-OK), James Cooper (D-TN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Max Rose (D-NY), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), David Trone (D-MD), Fred Upton (R-MI), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder.
- H.R. 3399 (116th) To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4356 (116th) Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act
- H.R. 2473 (116th) Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act
- H.R. 5610 (116th) Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act
- H.R. 3400 (116th) ENLIST Act
- H.R. 3510 (116th) Water Resources Research Amendments 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.