House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 27, 2020 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7804.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REED, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 132, July 27, 2020, Page H3881):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper 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.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 295 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7804, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7804
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7804, last updated December 5, 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
31 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 31 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Ron Estes (R-KS), Mike Garcia (R-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), J. Hill (R-AR), David Joyce (R-OH), Fred Keller (R-PA), David McKinley (R-WV), Carol Miller (R-WV), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Pete Olson (R-TX), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Michael Turner (R-OH), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Reed.
- H.R. 1138 (116th) To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1840 (116th) Expanding Access to DSMT Act of 2019
- H.Res. 319 (116th) Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of "National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month".
- H.R. 1410 (116th) Guarding Congressional Authority Act
- H.R. 5523 (116th) Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2019
- H.R. 7058 (116th) Rewarding American Workers 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.