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Senate bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-76

Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019

S. 1838Introduced Jun 13, 2019Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Nov 27, 2019.

Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 27, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-76.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1838.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of January 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1838, last updated January 10, 2026. 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

56 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 26 Democrats, 1 independent

27 of 56 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Michael Bennet (D-CO), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Braun (R-IN), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Angus King (I-ME) and 26 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress

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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.