House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-82
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 22, 2021
- Committee actionNov 18, 2021
- Passed HouseFeb 24, 2021 · 429–0
- Passed SenateDec 18, 2021 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJan 19, 2022
- To the PresidentJan 19, 2022
- Became lawJan 20, 2022
Latest action: Jan 20, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-82.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1192.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 117-48 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on December 13, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 13, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/SRPT/48
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1192, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1192
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 33, February 22, 2021, Page H549):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . . general Welfare of the United States; . . .Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 22, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1192, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1192
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f34598b6e396a64b5f9440d4c7a5a568f8a9dfc13440e23a7436733791ebbc1d
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1192, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
8 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 6 Democrats
2 of 8 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Andy Biggs (R-AZ), David Cicilline (D-RI), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Darren Soto (D-FL), Eric Swalwell (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velázquez.
- H.R. 7352 (117th) PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022
- H.R. 3228 (117th) National Coastal Resilience Data and Services Act
- H.R. 1188 (117th) Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2021
- H.R. 2070 (117th) Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021
- H.Res. 634 (117th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 13, 2021, through September 17, 2021, as "National Small Business Week" to…
- H.Res. 1076 (117th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 2, 2022, through May 5, 2022, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.