House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Savings Through Security Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 25, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 5, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 796.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 16, January 25, 2019, Page H1218):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common defense and general welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 25, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 289 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 796, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/796
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 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 July 21, 2025). 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
17 cosponsors — 17 Republicans
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Earl Carter (R-GA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Bill Posey (R-FL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Austin Scott (R-GA), Randy Weber (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ron Wright (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Garret Graves.
- H.R. 5126 (116th) DESCEND Act of 2020
- H.R. 1079 (116th) CASES Act
- H.R. 4275 (116th) To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1311 (116th) To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.
- H.R. 8333 (116th) BUILDER Act of 2020
- H.R. 7528 (116th) Get America Back to Work 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.