House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act
Sponsor: Rep. Tony Cárdenas D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 28, 2020
- Committee actionSep 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 18, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8121.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8121, Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act” on December 24, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 24, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56942
- CBO publication date
- December 24, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8121, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8121
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-588 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on November 17, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 17, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/588
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8121, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8121
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARDENAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 151, August 28, 2020, Page H4311):Aritcle l, Section l. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of'the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 28, 2020 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 173 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8121, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8121
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Kathy Castor (D-FL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Fred Upton (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1814 (116th) ABLE Age Adjustment 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.