House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 14, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 15, 2020 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6491.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 71, April 14, 2020, Page H1889):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common defense and general welfare of the United States) and Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with Indian tribes) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 14, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 413 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6491, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6491
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6491, last updated January 3, 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
8 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Troy Balderson (R-OH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), John Katko (R-NY), Carol Miller (R-WV), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Elise Stefanik (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves.
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- H.R. 7248 (116th) STARTER Act
- H.Res. 363 (116th) Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing the Nation's civic, cultural, and economic…
- H.R. 1728 (116th) COST Act
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.