House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2021
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMar 3, 2021 · 220–212
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 9, 2021 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1280.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021” on March 1, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As Posted on the Website of the House Committee on Rules on February 25, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 1, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57034
- CBO publication date
- March 1, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1280, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1280
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5972ed2b219b0c45983b76a75c8d29a2fb24d4768410fb74fe2c74067bb1ef0b
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1280, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021” on March 9, 2021. CBO’s description reads “Letter to the Honorable Jason Smith”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 9, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57053
- CBO publication date
- March 9, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1280, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1280
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5972ed2b219b0c45983b76a75c8d29a2fb24d4768410fb74fe2c74067bb1ef0b
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BASS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 35, February 24, 2021, Page H617):1) Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This provision grants Congress the authority to enact appropriate laws protecting the civil rights of all Americans; and 2) The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This provision prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 24, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 316 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1280, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1280
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5972ed2b219b0c45983b76a75c8d29a2fb24d4768410fb74fe2c74067bb1ef0b
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 committee report (as of June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1280, last updated June 6, 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
199 cosponsors — 199 Democrats
0 of 199 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and 169 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass.
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- H.R. 965 (117th) YALI Act of 2021
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- H.R. 3372 (117th) One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2022
- H.R. 1096 (117th) Represent America Abroad 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.