House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. C. Ruppersberger D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2020
- Committee actionSep 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 18, 2020 — 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. 5855.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5855, Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020” on December 24, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 24, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56927
- CBO publication date
- December 24, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5855, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5855
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 116-586 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on November 17, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 17, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/586
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5855, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5855
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
81c142467401473907356f941f7dcda69102327b9ed3fc873ac8fed8efe079bc
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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. RUPPERSBERGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 28, February 11, 2020, Page H1047):According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, Congress has the power to institute legislation which is necessary and proper for the protection of the American people.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2020 ↗
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- Statement length
- 186 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5855, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5855
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
81c142467401473907356f941f7dcda69102327b9ed3fc873ac8fed8efe079bc
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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. C. Ruppersberger.
- H.R. 2189 (116th) Digital Coast Act
- H.R. 2772 (116th) Investing in Our Communities Act
- H.R. 2464 (116th) End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019
- H.R. 618 (116th) To establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 8245 (116th) The Dr. Joseph Costa Honoring Essential Americans Risking Their Safety Act of 2020
- H.R. 680 (116th) Securing Energy Infrastructure 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.