House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2019

H.R. 539Introduced Jan 14, 2019Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Where it went

IntroducedJan 14, 2019
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseFeb 25, 2019 · 385–18
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 26, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 539.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LIPINSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 7, January 14, 2019, Page H544):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 14, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 539, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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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.

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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

4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat

3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.

Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Daniel Webster (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Daniel Lipinski.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-3 district

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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.