House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Georgia Support Act

H.R. 598Introduced Jan 16, 2019Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedJan 16, 2019
Committee actionMay 22, 2019
Passed HouseOct 22, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 23, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 598.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 598, Georgia Support Act” on May 31, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 22, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 31, 2019 ↗
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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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. CONNOLLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 9, January 16, 2019, Page H677):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: 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.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 16, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 598, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 28, 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

30 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 11 Democrats

19 of 30 cosponsors (63%) are from the other party.

Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Paul Cook (R-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), William Keating (D-MA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Carol Miller (R-WV), Dean Phillips (D-MN), David Price (D-NC), Tom Rice (R-SC), Denver Riggleman (R-VA), Francis Rooney (R-FL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Van Taylor (R-TX), Dina Titus (D-NV), David Trone (D-MD), Michael Turner (R-OH), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ron Wright (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerald Connolly.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-11 district

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