House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-136
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2019
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 17, 2019 · 419–6
- Passed SenateMar 25, 2020 · 96–0
- Resolving differencesMar 27, 2020
- To the PresidentMar 27, 2020
- Became lawMar 27, 2020
Latest action: Jul 23, 2020 — Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-517.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 748.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 748, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019” on July 17, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the House website docs.house.gov on July 15, 2019 (version HR748_SUS.XML). This cost estimate reflects the version of H.R. 748 that was passed by the House in July 2019, which was subsequently amended and enacted in March 2020 as the CARES Act. On April 16, 2020, CBO published a preliminary estimate of the CARES Act”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55462
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 748, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/748
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 748, CARES Act, Public Law 116-136” on April 16, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As enacted on March 27, 2020, as Public Law 116-136”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 16, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56334
- CBO publication date
- April 16, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 748, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/748
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
26a52e8a0fd865a68bad9ca2670310bbfcc17b6c9eb00186cda2a87ec97025a8
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COURTNEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 15, January 24, 2019, Page H1212):Article 1, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 748, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/748
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
26a52e8a0fd865a68bad9ca2670310bbfcc17b6c9eb00186cda2a87ec97025a8
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 committee report (as of September 8, 2026). 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
369 cosponsors — 168 Republicans, 200 Democrats, 1 independent
168 of 369 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Alma Adams (D-NC), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Susan Brooks (R-IN) and 339 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney.
- H.R. 8472 (116th) Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act
- H.R. 1309 (116th) Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- H.R. 1707 (116th) Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
- H.R. 1257 (116th) United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2019
- H.R. 1682 (116th) Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019
- H.R. 6397 (116th) Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing 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.