House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
The Dr. Joseph Costa Honoring Essential Americans Risking Their Safety Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. C. Ruppersberger D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 14, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 14, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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. 8245.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 158, September 14, 2020, Page H4382):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Sec. 8, cl. 1 and Article I, Sec. 8, cl. 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 14, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8245, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8245
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 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 July 21, 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
4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. C. Ruppersberger.
- H.R. 5855 (116th) Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020
- H.R. 2189 (116th) Digital Coast Act
- H.R. 2772 (116th) Investing in Our Communities Act
- H.R. 2464 (116th) End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019
- H.R. 618 (116th) To establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 680 (116th) Securing Energy Infrastructure 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.