House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 2021
- Committee actionJan 19, 2022
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 16, 2022 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2872.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2872, SAFE Act” on October 20, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 19, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 20, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58586
- CBO publication date
- October 20, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2872, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-571 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 16, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 16, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/571
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2872, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4cc32c556ed068f6d523d98b0364dcef8a805eed6b4b3dc381a7240790b2712f
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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. CARTWRIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 73, April 28, 2021, Pages H2127-H2128):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 28, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 132 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2872, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2872
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4cc32c556ed068f6d523d98b0364dcef8a805eed6b4b3dc381a7240790b2712f
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
24 cosponsors — 24 Democrats
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
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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.