House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019

H.R. 758Introduced Jan 24, 2019Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Sponsor: Rep. J. Hill R-AR

Where it went

IntroducedJan 24, 2019
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseMar 11, 2019 · 404–7
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 12, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 758.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HILL of Arkansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 15, January 24, 2019, Page H1212):
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 758, 116th Congress
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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 CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 758, last updated May 28, 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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Bill Foster (D-IL), Van Taylor (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. Hill.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arkansas in Congress · AR-2 district

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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.