House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 15, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 15, 2020 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7211.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HICE of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 110, June 15, 2020, Page H2398):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 that states that Congress shall have the Power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary 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.'' Additionally, Section 1 of the XIV Amendment states, ``. . . nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law . . .'' and under Section 5 of the XIV Amendment, ``The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 15, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 617 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7211, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7211
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7211, last updated December 3, 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
23 cosponsors — 23 Republicans
0 of 23 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Earl Carter (R-GA), Doug Collins (R-GA), K. Conaway (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Mark Green (R-TN), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Steve King (R-IA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Austin Scott (R-GA), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ron Wright (R-TX), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jody Hice.
- H.R. 306 (116th) Kettle Creek Battlefield Survey Act
- H.R. 1496 (116th) Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2019
- H.R. 307 (116th) Preserving America’s Battlefields Act
- H.Res. 50 (116th) Memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22d day of January each year.
- H.R. 305 (116th) Sanctity of Human Life Act
- H.R. 891 (116th) Nuclear Family Priority 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.