House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 18, 2021
- Committee actionJun 23, 2021
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 29, 2021 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 52.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3291.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-76 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 29, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 29, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/76
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3291, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3291
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TONKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 86, May 18, 2021, Page H2541):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 18, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 294 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3291, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3291
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e1ec3ef9b109b076d446b7d9d9336cb5e330847aa64851db7bf3dbdf787b22f8
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Tonko.
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.