House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-4
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2021
- Committee actionMar 9, 2021
- Passed HouseMar 9, 2021 · without objection
- Passed SenateMar 17, 2021 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesMar 19, 2021
- To the PresidentMar 23, 2021
- Became lawMar 24, 2021
Latest action: Jun 16, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1276.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TAKANO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 35, February 24, 2021, Page H617):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 24, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1276, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1276
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 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 May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1276, last updated May 28, 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
54 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 30 Democrats
24 of 54 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Chris Jacobs (R-NY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), John Katko (R-NY), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Tracey Mann (R-KS) and 24 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Takano.
- H.R. 1948 (117th) VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021
- H.R. 3967 (117th) Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
- H.R. 6411 (117th) STRONG Veterans Act of 2022
- H.R. 7946 (117th) Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022
- H.R. 7589 (117th) Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act
- H.R. 5721 (117th) VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021
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.