House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 17, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 17, 2019 — Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 638.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLOUD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 10, January 17, 2019, Page H719):Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, among other powers, gives Congress the authority to spend, borrow, and raise revenue. Therefore, the cost estimating agencies should provide Congress with the cost of servicing our debt and a list of activities currently performed by federal agencies that would be duplicated by a piece of legislation under consideration.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 17, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 364 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 638, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/638
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68cde1dc96ea0a906da4b53d64e84fae38634a2c661d971e4abb7295ffe56a06
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 638, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
27 cosponsors — 27 Republicans
0 of 27 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Mark Green (R-TN), Jody Hice (R-GA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Scott Perry (R-PA), Bill Posey (R-FL), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Chip Roy (R-TX), Van Taylor (R-TX), Mark Walker (R-NC), Roger Williams (R-TX), Ron Wright (R-TX), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Cloud.
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.