House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 3, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 99.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 1, January 3, 2019, Page H213):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 January 3, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 232 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 99, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/99
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
65806d3689460a97fb19d944d507c5fcb91487de0cd8079e979fd40a034fa40c
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 99, last updated December 5, 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
19 cosponsors — 19 Republicans
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Mike Bost (R-IL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), H. Griffith (R-VA), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), Fred Keller (R-PA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), John Shimkus (R-IL), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Steve Watkins (R-KS), Roger Williams (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan.
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.