House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2019
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJan 29, 2019 · 414–12
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 29, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 769.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KATKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 15, January 24, 2019, Page H1213):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18-To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 769, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/769
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 769, 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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Brian Higgins (D-NY), Will Hurd (R-TX), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Max Rose (D-NY), Van Taylor (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Katko.
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- H.R. 4358 (116th) Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020
- H.R. 3675 (116th) Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019
- H.R. 5811 (116th) TSA Personnel Workplace Improvement Act of 2020
- H.R. 2590 (116th) DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement 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.