House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-164
Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act of 2021
Became law on Aug 3, 2022.
Sponsor: Rep. Eric Swalwell D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 2021
- Committee actionDec 8, 2021
- Passed HouseMar 29, 2022 · 406–20
- Passed SenateJul 25, 2022 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 2, 2022
- Became lawAug 3, 2022
Latest action: Aug 3, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-164.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3359.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-280 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on March 28, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 28, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/280
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3359, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3359
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
035b413d74bc37750e9045823789989ba81c37d5a4b78720b313cd49d2ca3d66
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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. SWALWELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 87, May 19, 2021, Page H2613):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 19, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3359, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3359
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
035b413d74bc37750e9045823789989ba81c37d5a4b78720b313cd49d2ca3d66
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 (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3359, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
17 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 15 Democrats
2 of 17 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Val Demings (D-FL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eric Swalwell.
- H.R. 7777 (117th) Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Act
- H.Res. 40 (117th) Appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, President of the United States.
- H.R. 1441 (117th) No Guns for Abusers Act of 2021
- H.R. 7433 (117th) Protection from Abusive Passengers Act
- H.R. 1266 (117th) Duty to Report Act
- H.R. 4857 (117th) Journalist Protection 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.