House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 4, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 611.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 9, January 16, 2019, Page H677):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 16, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 611, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/611
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
70ac5b4d14b2f9dc6686d9c69ae0d41bac1a0298a034f61f80045f76ba62a388
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. 611, 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
42 cosponsors — 41 Republicans, 1 other
0 of 42 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Doug Collins (R-GA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Ron Estes (R-KS), Bill Flores (R-TX), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), John Joyce (R-PA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Robert Latta (R-OH), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Alexander Mooney (R-WV) and 12 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.