House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 22, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 2020 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6968.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 97, May 22, 2020, Page H2278):Article I.S8.C18.1 Necessary and Proper ClauseSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 22, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6968, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6968
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5ca38081ef5e1e3da5174835d422a82563856bc0d2dce4c6e8529346b3fc0d07
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 July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6968, last updated July 21, 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
54 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 39 Democrats
39 of 54 cosponsors (72%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), John Carter (R-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Tj Cox (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), J. Hill (R-AR), Kendra Horn (D-OK), Will Hurd (R-TX), David Joyce (R-OH), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) and 24 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rodney Davis.
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.