House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-78
To amend section 442 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt certain interests in mutual funds, unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans from conflict of interest limitations for the Government Publishing Office.
Became law on Dec 5, 2019.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 3, 2019
- Committee actionDec 3, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2019 · without objection
- Passed SenateDec 4, 2019 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 5, 2019
- Became lawDec 5, 2019
Latest action: Dec 5, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-78.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5277.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LOFGREN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 192, December 3, 2019, Page H9222):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 3, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5277, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5277
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren.
- H.R. 4617 (116th) Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act
- H.R. 5038 (116th) Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
- H.R. 2722 (116th) Securing America’s Federal Elections Act
- H.Res. 245 (116th) Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.
- H.R. 1044 (116th) Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- H.R. 8089 (116th) Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization 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.