House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-173
To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes.
Became law on Oct 20, 2020.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 22, 2019
- Committee actionNov 20, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 16, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 24, 2020 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentOct 9, 2020
- Became lawOct 20, 2020
Latest action: Oct 20, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-173.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4779.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4779, an act to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes” on February 18, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on December 16, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 18, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56153
- CBO publication date
- February 18, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4779, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 116-351 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on December 16, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 16, 2019 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/351
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4779, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
156e9576e22a4d10725fc5a425c3d80c4230774eb7c47bab3e4822cae09e7313
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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 ↗
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- 3,657 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4779, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
156e9576e22a4d10725fc5a425c3d80c4230774eb7c47bab3e4822cae09e7313
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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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), John Joyce (R-PA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cathy Rodgers.
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- H.R. 2771 (116th) Protecting HOME Act of 2019
- H.R. 3162 (116th) Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019
- H.R. 1096 (116th) Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019
- H.R. 2505 (116th) Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act of 2019
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.