House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 21, 2021
- Committee actionMay 5, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 15, 2021 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 16, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2726.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2726, VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021” on May 18, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 4, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 18, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57225
- CBO publication date
- May 18, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2726, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2726
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. GALLEGO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 69, April 21, 2021, Page H2056):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 21, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 304 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2726, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2726
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
af687950aa4bbfaa04befcf737cba19ee77f0a3c95b6ea887e36244de29da4c3
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 August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2726, last updated August 10, 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
3 of 3 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Warren Davidson (R-OH), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Van Taylor (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ruben Gallego.
- H.R. 1688 (117th) Native American Child Protection Act
- H.R. 2878 (117th) Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act
- H.R. 6181 (117th) Samish Indian Nation Land Reaffirmation Act
- H.R. 279 (117th) Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021
- H.R. 7122 (117th) Teachers LEAD Act of 2022
- H.R. 7534 (117th) Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2022
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.