House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 11, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 11, 2019 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5396.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STEWART, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 198, December 11, 2019, Page H10124):Article I, Section 8, clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 11, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 84 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5396, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5396
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a9f09267b9732e34f244cff40bc583869766f3b1b373ecbe3ce4a8881c8bdeea
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 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5396, last updated January 3, 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
12 cosponsors — 12 Republicans
0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dan Bishop (R-NC), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), K. Conaway (R-TX), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Will Hurd (R-TX), David Joyce (R-OH), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Michael Turner (R-OH), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Stewart.
- H.R. 5619 (116th) Suicide Prevention Act
- H.R. 4194 (116th) National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019
- H.R. 244 (116th) Advancing Conservation and Education Act
- H.R. 5331 (116th) Fairness for All Act
- H.R. 5445 (116th) Critical Infrastructure Act of 2019
- H.R. 5490 (116th) To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide…
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.