House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act
Sponsor: Rep. Danny Davis D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 7, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 7, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. 7947.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 141, August 7, 2020, Page H4226):Article II, Section 8 of the US Constitution: to provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 7, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 121 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7947, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7947
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
55 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 30 Democrats
25 of 55 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Karen Bass (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), George Holding (R-NC), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Darin LaHood (R-IL), James Langevin (D-RI), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) and 25 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Danny Davis.
- H.R. 3250 (116th) Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020
- H.R. 2940 (116th) To extend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and related programs through September 30, 2019.
- H.R. 3398 (116th) Pathways to Health Careers Act
- H.R. 3298 (116th) Child Care Quality and Access Act of 2019
- H.R. 2168 (116th) REAL Act of 2019
- H.R. 4980 (116th) Family First Transition 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.