House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2019
- Committee actionFeb 26, 2019
- Passed HouseMar 27, 2019 · 242–187
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 3, 2019 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act” on March 13, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on February 26, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 13, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55031
- CBO publication date
- March 13, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7
- 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. 116-18 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on March 18, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 18, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/18
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f7f8d816617604ac56786e1cd628812e0d2a1f06c4b80151627e140e1796a93d
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DeLAURO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 19, January 30, 2019, Pages H1336-H1337):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f7f8d816617604ac56786e1cd628812e0d2a1f06c4b80151627e140e1796a93d
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
239 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 237 Democrats
1 of 239 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), 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 Brindisi (D-NY), 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), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA) and 209 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro.
- H.R. 3942 (116th) Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act
- H.R. 2740 (116th) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020
- H.R. 7027 (116th) Child Care Is Essential Act
- H.R. 7614 (116th) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
- H.R. 1185 (116th) FAMILY Act
- H.R. 1560 (116th) American Family 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.