House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-57
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 29, 2019
- Committee actionSep 9, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 6, 2019 · 404–19
- Passed SenateSep 9, 2019 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentSep 11, 2019
- Became lawSep 22, 2019
Latest action: Sep 22, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-57.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 831.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CICILLINE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 18, January 29, 2019, Page H1283):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 29, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 831, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/831
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7a4ccd8208613a63ea365cdb4464734ff9e11dcc99d7eebcd4d71c3f47d098df
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 831, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Garret Graves (R-LA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Harley Rouda (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline.
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- H.Res. 387 (116th) Condemning continued violence against civilians by armed groups in the Central African Republic and supporting efforts to achieve a…
- H.R. 565 (116th) AMIGOS Act
- H.R. 2708 (116th) Disarm Hate Act
- H.R. 3252 (116th) Global Respect 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.