House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
NOAA Chief Scientist Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 16, 2021
- Committee actionApr 5, 2022
- Passed HouseJul 27, 2022
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 28, 2022 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3952.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3952, NOAA Chief Scientist Act” on July 22, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on June 16, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58325
- CBO publication date
- July 22, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3952, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3952
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-373 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on June 16, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 16, 2022 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/373
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3952, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3952
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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 Ms. SHERRILL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 105, June 16, 2021, Page H2893):Clause 18 of Section 8 or Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States of America.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 16, 2021 ↗
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- Statement length
- 88 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3952, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3952
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
60754a165f02b03bfc36ec996e5adf465616164521c0de41cec77f0d8c0b3c54
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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
13 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 12 Democrats
1 of 13 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Troy Carter (D-LA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA).
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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.