House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 14, 2021
- Committee actionApr 21, 2021
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 21, 2021 — Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2538.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2538, FENTANYL Results Act” on May 3, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 21, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 3, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57183
- CBO publication date
- May 3, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2538, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2538
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
69edcd278a21291161e3237fba3f3e605420f53560e9a91e52ebeb497e947f3d
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TRONE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 64, April 14, 2021, Page H1791):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 14, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2538, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2538
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
69edcd278a21291161e3237fba3f3e605420f53560e9a91e52ebeb497e947f3d
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2538, 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
17 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 10 Democrats
7 of 17 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Mike Levin (D-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Van Taylor (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Trone.
- H.R. 6943 (117th) Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
- H.R. 5545 (117th) REMOTE Act
- H.R. 4981 (117th) To amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, to modify certain deadlines relating to the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking.
- H.R. 2379 (117th) State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act of 2021
- H.R. 433 (117th) Family Support Services for Addiction Act of 2021
- H.R. 5651 (117th) Fresh Start 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.