House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-7
To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.
Became law on Apr 14, 2021.
Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth D-KYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 12, 2021
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMar 19, 2021 · 246–175
- Passed SenateMar 25, 2021 · 90–2
- Resolving differencesApr 13, 2021
- To the PresidentApr 14, 2021
- Became lawApr 14, 2021
Latest action: Apr 14, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 117-7.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1868.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO’s Estimate of the Deficit Effects of H.R. 1868, an Act to Prevent Across-the-Board Direct Spending Cuts, and for Other Purposes” on March 24, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on March 19, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57079
- CBO publication date
- March 24, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1868, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fe75d3f95d63d647315c73d02d3b38f4d763d394e4658758358a29ed0dd25468
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Deficit Effects of H.R. 1868, an Act to Prevent Across-the-Board Direct Spending Cuts, and for Other Purposes” on March 24, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on March 19, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57079
- CBO publication date
- March 24, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1868, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fe75d3f95d63d647315c73d02d3b38f4d763d394e4658758358a29ed0dd25468
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 1868, an Act to Prevent Across-the-Board Direct Spending Cuts, and for Other Purposes” on April 12, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As Amended and Passed by the Senate on March 25, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 12, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57139
- CBO publication date
- April 12, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1868, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fe75d3f95d63d647315c73d02d3b38f4d763d394e4658758358a29ed0dd25468
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 1868, an Act to Prevent Across-the-Board Direct Spending Cuts, and for Other Purposes” on April 12, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As Amended and Passed by the Senate on March 25, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 12, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57139
- CBO publication date
- April 12, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1868, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fe75d3f95d63d647315c73d02d3b38f4d763d394e4658758358a29ed0dd25468
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 Mr. YARMUTH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 47, March 12, 2021, Page H1364):Article I, Section 8, clause 1 and Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 12, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 101 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1868, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fe75d3f95d63d647315c73d02d3b38f4d763d394e4658758358a29ed0dd25468
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1868, 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
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Al Green (D-TX), John Larson (D-CT), Richard Neal (D-MA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), David Scott (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Yarmuth.
- H.R. 1319 (117th) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- H.R. 5376 (117th) An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.
- H.Con.Res. 11 (117th) Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary…
- H.Res. 1151 (117th) Providing for budget allocations, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 176 (117th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the engrossment of H.R. 1319.
- H.Res. 467 (117th) Providing for budget allocations for the Committee on Appropriations, and for other purposes.
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.