House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-49
Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2019
Became law on Aug 22, 2019.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2019
- Committee actionJul 17, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 31, 2019 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentAug 13, 2019
- Became lawAug 22, 2019
Latest action: Aug 22, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-49.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 776.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-176 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 23, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/176
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 776, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/776
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KING of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 15, January 24, 2019, Page H1213):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following : Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 286 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 776, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/776
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aa036cace77acf492140d1868a7b723cba8b11a7aec0add5f213557f7a64ab94
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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
19 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 12 Democrats
12 of 19 cosponsors (63%) are from the other party.
Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Susan Brooks (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jim Costa (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), James Langevin (D-RI), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Darren Soto (D-FL), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Greg Walden (R-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter King.
- H.R. 1313 (116th) Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
- H.R. 3320 (116th) Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2019
- H.R. 906 (116th) Merrill’s Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 2178 (116th) Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- H.R. 1195 (116th) Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
- H.R. 3446 (116th) National Commission on Scleroderma and Fibrotic Diseases 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.