House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 8, 2019
- Committee actionJul 15, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 18, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2117.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2117, Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020” on November 20, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on November 17, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 20, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56781
- CBO publication date
- November 20, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2117, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2117
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 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. 116-581 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on November 16, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 16, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/581
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2117, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2117
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
53d2409122093de3657919737174a7ce58f6c45e0afd66a8020374895531e4aa
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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. WEXTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 173, October 31, 2019, Pages H8720-H8721):Article 1, Section 8, clause 7 By Miss. RICE of New York: H.R. 4972. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse. H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi. H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois. H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 31, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,657 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2117, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2117
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
53d2409122093de3657919737174a7ce58f6c45e0afd66a8020374895531e4aa
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
93 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 66 Democrats, 1 independent
26 of 93 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Sean Casten (D-IL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Tj Cox (D-CA), Joe Cunningham (D-SC), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James Himes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV) and 63 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.