House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 29, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 29, 2020 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7812.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 134, July 29, 2020, Page H3980):Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 29, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7812, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7812
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- 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 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7812, last updated January 10, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Joyce.
- H.R. 3318 (116th) Emerging Transportation Security Threats Act of 2019
- H.R. 7835 (116th) To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Eric Fisher Wood, Jr. for the acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge.
- H.R. 2455 (116th) Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2019
- H.R. 8045 (116th) Genome Editing Threat Assessment Act
- H.R. 7102 (116th) FARM to TABLE Delivery Act
- H.R. 7533 (116th) Small Business Category Management Training Act
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.