House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Ann Kuster D-NHWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2019
- Committee actionApr 3, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 9, 2019 · 230–183
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 15, 2019 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 90.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 986.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 986, Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019” on April 29, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 3, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 29, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55170
- CBO publication date
- April 29, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 986, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-44 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 30, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 30, 2019 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/44
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 986, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 23, February 6, 2019, Page H1392):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 6, 2019 ↗
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- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 986, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
19 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 18 Democrats
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ann Kuster.
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- H.R. 631 (116th) For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.
- H.R. 2350 (116th) Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 6980 (116th) National Guard COVID–19 Response Stability Act
- H.R. 6699 (116th) Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020
- H.R. 2922 (116th) Respond NOW 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.