House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Murphy D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 26, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 29, 2021 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2848.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 71, April 26, 2021, Page H2115):Article I, Section 8, clause 1, which gives Congress the power to provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. Article I, Section 8, clause 3, which gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States. Article I, Section 8, clause 18, which gives Congress the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 26, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 440 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2848, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2848
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 2848, 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
18 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 12 Democrats
6 of 18 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Val Demings (D-FL), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Brian Mast (R-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bill Posey (R-FL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Murphy.
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- H.R. 2479 (117th) Assessing China’s Presence and Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean Act of 2021
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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.