House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 8, 2020
- Committee actionJun 19, 2020
- Passed HouseJun 25, 2020 · 236–181
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 20, 2020 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7120.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020” on June 24, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 19, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 24, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56433
- CBO publication date
- June 24, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7120, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7120
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-434 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on June 20, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 20, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/434
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7120, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7120
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
41efea77923c8baf2c3c1234508ea43c7701af03fdadb4130f815451d228d167
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BASS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 105, June 8, 2020, Page H2377):Article I. Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 8, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7120, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7120
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
41efea77923c8baf2c3c1234508ea43c7701af03fdadb4130f815451d228d167
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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
230 cosponsors — 230 Democrats
0 of 230 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO) and 200 more.
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.