House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

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H.R. 7248Introduced Jun 18, 2020Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Sponsor: Rep. Sam Graves R-MO

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 18, 2020
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 19, 2020 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7248.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 113, June 18, 2020, Page H2406):
Article I, Section 8
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April 7, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 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

23 cosponsors — 23 Republicans

0 of 23 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Mike Bost (R-IL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Garret Graves (R-LA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Brian Mast (R-FL), Carol Miller (R-WV), Greg Pence (R-IN), David Rouzer (R-NC), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Ross Spano (R-FL), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Randy Weber (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Robert Wittman (R-VA), Rob Woodall (R-GA), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress · MO-6 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.