House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
COVID–19 SCAM Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 22, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 22, 2020 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7299.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SHERRILL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 114, June 22, 2020, Page H2414):Clause 18 of Section 8 or Article I of the Constitution of the United States of America.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 22, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 88 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7299, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7299
- 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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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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7299, last updated January 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
12 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 9 Democrats
3 of 12 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Ed Case (D-HI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Peter King (R-NY), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), David Trone (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mikie Sherrill.
- H.R. 4990 (116th) Election Technology Research Act of 2020
- H.J.Res. 72 (116th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue…
- H.R. 3038 (116th) Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019
- H.R. 8755 (116th) Expanded Telehealth Access Act
- H.R. 6954 (116th) SMART Act
- H.R. 8591 (116th) Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020
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.