House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2021
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2021
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 12, 2021
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 13, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1260.
- 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. 167, No. 34, February 23, 2021, Page H589):According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, Congress has the power to institute legislation which is necessary and proper for the protection of the American people.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 23, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 186 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1260, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1260
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1260, last updated December 5, 2025. 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Ann Kuster (D-NH).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. C. Ruppersberger.
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.