House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. 7708.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McCARTHY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 128, July 21, 2020, Page H3612):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 21, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7708, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7708
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
07ce493eef8484f61f675d5e8ad09d273f98d14615718b586831e3de9178f1b6
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. 7708, 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
33 cosponsors — 33 Republicans
0 of 33 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Doug Collins (R-GA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Mike Johnson (R-LA), David Joyce (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Peter King (R-NY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Greg Pence (R-IN), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Tom Rice (R-SC), Denver Riggleman (R-VA), David Roe (R-TN), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Jason Smith (R-MO), Ross Spano (R-FL), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), W. Steube (R-FL), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), William Timmons (R-SC), Ann Wagner (R-MO) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
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- H.Res. 9 (116th) Providing for the designation of certain minority employees.
- H.R. 5766 (116th) VET TEC Expansion Act
- H.Res. 791 (116th) Condemning the actions of the Government of Iran and supporting the protesters in Iran, their demands for accountability, and their desire…
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- H.R. 7646 (116th) Protect America’s Statues 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.