House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 20, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 21, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2705.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PFLUGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 68, April 20, 2021, Page H2000):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 20, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2705, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2705
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d67017c719ec2f7d4a935134c47ac60dbb87b7d9c70ec57d51b393ef8620b019
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2705, 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
39 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 39 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), J. Correa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), Clay Higgins (R-LA), J. Hill (R-AR), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Brian Mast (R-FL), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Burgess Owens (R-UT), David Rouzer (R-NC) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger.
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- H.Res. 754 (117th) Expressing that the House of Representatives opposes punitive natural gas taxes on United States businesses, families, and workers.
- H.R. 6748 (117th) Midland Over Moscow Act
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.