House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-318
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 1, 2020
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 17, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 20, 2020 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021
Latest action: Jan 5, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-318.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7460.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KENNEDY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 121, July 1, 2020, Page H3059):Article 1, Section 8, of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 1, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7460, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7460
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 13, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f7e507570746596c8ae5f57dfc353557dc218a46c954c476d1cdcf163664fb20
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 13, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7460, last updated January 13, 2026. 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kennedy.
- H.Res. 124 (116th) Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals.
- H.R. 7539 (116th) Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act
- H.R. 1450 (116th) Do No Harm Act
- H.Res. 722 (116th) Supporting the goals of Transgender Day of Remembrance.
- H.R. 3133 (116th) Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019
- H.Res. 1234 (116th) Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance of memorializing the lives lost this year to antitransgender violence.
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.