House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 19, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 19, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5523.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REED, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 206, December 19, 2019, Page H12291):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 19, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 752 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5523, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5523
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 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.
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. 5523, 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
10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 10 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Don Bacon (R-NE), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Reed.
- H.R. 1138 (116th) To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1840 (116th) Expanding Access to DSMT Act of 2019
- H.Res. 319 (116th) Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of "National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month".
- H.R. 7804 (116th) Back to Work Child Care Grants Act of 2020
- H.R. 1410 (116th) Guarding Congressional Authority Act
- H.R. 7058 (116th) Rewarding American Workers Act of 2020
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.