House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Babin R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 29, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 25, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 838.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WEXTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 173, October 31, 2019, Pages H8720-H8721):Article 1, Section 8, clause 7 By Miss. RICE of New York: H.R. 4972. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse. H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi. H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois. H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 31, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,657 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 838, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/838
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
90b1c69c56e192214bd9e16896041c81f504a02fda2014c71233cc39bf54e0d2
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 December 5, 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
182 cosponsors — 91 Republicans, 90 Democrats, 1 independent
91 of 182 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), James Comer (R-KY), K. Conaway (R-TX) and 152 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin.
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- H.R. 759 (116th) Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act
- H.R. 1554 (116th) REDI Act
- H.Con.Res. 47 (116th) Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
- H.R. 8830 (116th) You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020
- H.R. 2220 (116th) I–14 Expansion and Improvement 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.