House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Special Guerrilla Unit Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2021
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 4, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 26, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2969.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COSTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 77, May 4, 2021, Page H2142):The constitutional authority under which this bill rests is the power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 4, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 243 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2969, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2969
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
15 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 10 Democrats
5 of 15 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
David Cicilline (D-RI), Angie Craig (D-MN), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), David Trone (D-MD), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Costa.
- H.R. 6023 (117th) Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021
- H.R. 801 (117th) Expanding Medical Education Act
- H.Res. 1043 (117th) Recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of Sikh Americans and Sikhs worldwide.
- H.R. 7419 (117th) Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2022
- H.Res. 459 (117th) Expressing support for the designation of June as Portuguese National Heritage Month.
- H.R. 6624 (117th) Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue 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.