House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

HACT Act

H.R. 1607Introduced Mar 8, 2021Policy area: Law

Sponsor: Rep. Colin Allred D-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 8, 2021
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 18, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1607.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ALLRED, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 43, March 8, 2021, Page H1120):
Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 8, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 1607, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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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.

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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

67 cosponsors — 32 Republicans, 35 Democrats

32 of 67 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ed Case (D-HI), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), J. Correa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Val Demings (D-FL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Scott Franklin (R-FL) and 37 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Colin Allred.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-32 district

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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.