House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act

H.R. 7168Introduced Jun 11, 2020Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedJun 11, 2020
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 11, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 7168.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 108, June 11, 2020, Page H2390):
Article 1, Section 8 Clauses 1, 3 and 18 of the United States Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 11, 2020 ↗
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 10, 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

5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans

5 of 5 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vicente Gonzalez.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-15 district

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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.