House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 16, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 16, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8599.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ESCOBAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 177, October 16, 2020, Page H5694):Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS, CLAUSE 18 The Congress shall have power . . . 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 October 16, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 425 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8599, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8599
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
43d59b4fda2e08b9947d11c26094e13adc930502bb8b1e90ab2cf1ea0185f986
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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8599, last updated January 3, 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 — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
J. Correa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Filemon Vela (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Veronica Escobar.
- H.R. 8354 (116th) Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020
- H.R. 2203 (116th) Homeland Security Improvement Act
- H.R. 2662 (116th) Asylum Seeker Protection Act
- H.Res. 1075 (116th) Commemorating one year since the domestic terror attack motivated by white supremacy occurred in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 2019.
- H.R. 7908 (116th) To designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial located at 6900 Delta Drive, El Paso, Texas and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2759 (116th) Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness 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.