House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-55
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 15, 2021
- Committee actionJul 21, 2021
- Passed HouseOct 20, 2021 · 420–4
- Passed SenateOct 28, 2021 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 3, 2021
- Became lawNov 11, 2021
Latest action: Nov 11, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 117-55.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3919.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-148 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on October 19, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 19, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/148
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3919, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3919
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 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. SCALISE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 104, June 15, 2021, Page H2817):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 15, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3919, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3919
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fd1c6d2096644ef021de5f9536381d15e7905319362f7cecf48e36990aa3e3a1
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 December 6, 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
22 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 22 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), James Baird (R-IN), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ed Case (D-HI), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), David Joyce (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Greg Pence (R-IN), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Scalise.
- H.Con.Res. 34 (117th) Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.
- H.R. 837 (117th) Free Speech Fairness Act
- H.R. 4334 (117th) American Energy First Act
- H.R. 1855 (117th) Promoting New Manufacturing Act
- H.R. 1074 (117th) RAPID Act
- H.R. 1856 (117th) Modern Television Act of 2021
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.