House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2019
- Committee actionMar 6, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 18, 2019 · 231–199
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 22, 2019 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 582.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act” on April 22, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on March 6, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 22, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55152
- CBO publication date
- April 22, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 582, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/582
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-150 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on July 11, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 11, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/150
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 582, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/582
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2d26bd45f1e18310913bc9483de94a820878245d3e5a5c35d8c061773cfa2eaf
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 9, January 16, 2019, Page H676):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 16, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 582, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/582
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2d26bd45f1e18310913bc9483de94a820878245d3e5a5c35d8c061773cfa2eaf
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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
205 cosponsors — 205 Democrats
0 of 205 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC) and 175 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Scott.
- H.R. 2474 (116th) Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- H.R. 1230 (116th) Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
- H.R. 2574 (116th) Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2019
- H.R. 865 (116th) Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
- H.R. 4674 (116th) College Affordability Act
- H.R. 934 (116th) Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019
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.