House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 19, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6918.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JAYAPAL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 94, May 19, 2020, Page H2270):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 19, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 224 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6918, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6918
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4327c47f79d3eb21cb33f15f7d5043808eb55f5094636f9f83b38bf46b099adf
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. 6918, 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
110 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 109 Democrats
1 of 110 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Sean Casten (D-IL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), J. Correa (D-CA), Tj Cox (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and 80 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
- H.R. 3131 (116th) South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020
- H.Res. 1153 (116th) Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent.
- H.R. 5581 (116th) Access to Counsel Act of 2020
- H.R. 2415 (116th) Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019
- H.R. 1384 (116th) Medicare for All Act of 2019
- H.R. 3760 (116th) Domestic Workers Bill of Rights 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.