House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 13, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 9, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3217.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROSENDALE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 83, May 13, 2021, Page H2316):Article 1. Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 13, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3217, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3217
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 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 February 4, 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
14 cosponsors — 14 Republicans
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bob Good (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Scott Perry (R-PA), Chip Roy (R-TX), W. Steube (R-FL), Van Taylor (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matthew Rosendale.
- H.R. 2250 (117th) Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2022
- H.R. 1259 (117th) REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2021
- H.R. 2487 (117th) No Taxpayer Funding for Vaccine Passports Act of 2021
- H.R. 7304 (117th) Restore Onshore Energy Production Act
- H.R. 894 (117th) No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act
- H.R. 5572 (117th) SECURE America 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.