House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Official title: To direct the Attorney General of the United States to submit to the Congress a report on Federal criminal offenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Chip Roy R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2025
- Committee actionJun 10, 2025
- Passed HouseDec 1, 2025 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 14, 2026 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2159.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2159, Count the Crimes to Cut Act” on February 12, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on December 1, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62114
- CBO publication date
- February 12, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2159, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2159
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2159, Count the Crimes to Cut Act” on April 15, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 14, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62344
- CBO publication date
- April 15, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2159, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2159
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fafcbab2608ebc8b02f5ca74345060aa6b180ff002eed328fbeb976943b0d457
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-346 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 14, 2026 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/346
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2159, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2159
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fafcbab2608ebc8b02f5ca74345060aa6b180ff002eed328fbeb976943b0d457
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 49, March 14, 2025, Page H1164):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2159, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2159
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Keith Self (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy.
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- H.Res. 1189 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building…
- H.Res. 354 (119th) Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 60) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…
- H.Res. 405 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against…
- H.R. 22 (119th) SAVE Act
- H.R. 23 (119th) Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Related bills
- S. 3868 (119th) Count the Crimes to Cut ActRelated bill
- S. 3959 (119th) Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.