House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 14, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 14, 2021 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3256.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PERRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 84, May 14, 2021, Page H2357):Article I, Section VIII of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 14, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 57 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3256, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
862df32fd94333a3c2ae8d3fad47d7afa2f039ca4828f1a69e90875139f70d55
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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3256, last updated January 3, 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
36 cosponsors — 36 Republicans
0 of 36 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Bob Good (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Fred Keller (R-PA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Brian Mast (R-FL), Lisa McClain (R-MI), David McKinley (R-WV), Ralph Norman (R-SC), August Pfluger (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott Perry.
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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.