House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 21, 2021
- Committee actionMay 18, 2021
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 18, 2021 — Ordered to be Reported.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2746.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2746, a bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina” on January 18, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 18, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 18, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57765
- CBO publication date
- January 18, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2746, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2746
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ROSS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 69, April 21, 2021, Page H2056):Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 9, which states ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court.'' In addition, Article III, Section 1 states that ``The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 21, 2021 ↗
Evidence
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- Statement length
- 405 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2746, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2746
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
960d316bf14a9003c29584c5070d2538a52dc9d2a4f61b6c0c8767ea87533fae
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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
12 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 4 Democrats
8 of 12 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Ted Budd (R-NC), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), David Price (D-NC), David Rouzer (R-NC).
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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.