House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 27, 2019
- Committee actionApr 4, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 2, 2019 · 231–190
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 7, 2019 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 9, Climate Action Now Act” on April 15, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 4, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55115
- CBO publication date
- April 15, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/9
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
88557c5fb64af04784db79064f9724c3d6096b69fdd9a499648ccad2fff17419
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 9, Climate Action Now Act” on April 15, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55114
- CBO publication date
- April 15, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/9
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
88557c5fb64af04784db79064f9724c3d6096b69fdd9a499648ccad2fff17419
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 116-41,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 116-41,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 18, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/41
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/41 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/9
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
88557c5fb64af04784db79064f9724c3d6096b69fdd9a499648ccad2fff17419
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CASTOR of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 53, March 27, 2019, Page H2885):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 27, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/9
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
88557c5fb64af04784db79064f9724c3d6096b69fdd9a499648ccad2fff17419
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
224 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 223 Democrats
0 of 224 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC) and 194 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.