House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Access to Innovation During COVID–19 Act
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Wenstrup R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 16, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 16, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. 8624.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WENSTRUP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 177, October 16, 2020, Page H5695):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7 By Mr. CORREA H.R. 8625. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: (1) The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 16, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 188 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8624, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8624
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 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 January 3, 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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 6473 (116th) Patriot Retention 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.