House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 4, 2020
- Committee actionSep 15, 2020
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 31, 2020 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8169.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-704 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on December 31, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 31, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/704
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8169, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8169
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
70eecafb8507d811b8beefed7e5b3289e1874c8c1a7350a16793bf3181ae6744
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GARCIA of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 153, September 4, 2020, Pages H4325-H4326):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 4, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8169, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8169
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
70eecafb8507d811b8beefed7e5b3289e1874c8c1a7350a16793bf3181ae6744
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 (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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), Greg Stanton (D-AZ).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3563 (116th) Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
- H.R. 7524 (116th) Wear Your Mask Act
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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.