House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Protect our Children from COVID–19 Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 27, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 27, 2020 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7029.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 99, May 27, 2020, Page H2321):Article I, Section 8, clause 18 To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 27, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7029, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7029
- 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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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.
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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
25 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 18 Democrats
18 of 25 cosponsors (72%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), David Joyce (R-OH), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Ben McAdams (D-UT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Denver Riggleman (R-VA), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), Darren Soto (D-FL), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Michael Waltz (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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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.