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 Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6980.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 97, May 22, 2020, Page H2278):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 22, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6980, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6980
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 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 December 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
43 cosponsors — 43 Democrats
0 of 43 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Sean Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ann Kuster.
- H.R. 986 (116th) Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
- H.R. 1618 (116th) Nicholas and Zachary Burt Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2019
- H.R. 631 (116th) For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.
- H.R. 2350 (116th) Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 6699 (116th) Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020
- H.R. 2922 (116th) Respond NOW 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.