House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 17, 2021
- Committee actionJul 20, 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 the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3962.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3962, SECURE Notarization Act of 2022” on November 17, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on July 27, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 17, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58790
- CBO publication date
- November 17, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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. 117-443 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 26, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 26, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/443
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b24c21ac7310973d1dc539656e475445f7c06588da7348155102b13e7831c295
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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. DEAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 106, June 17, 2021, Page H2928):Section I, Article 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 17, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
128 cosponsors — 54 Republicans, 74 Democrats
54 of 128 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.
Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Jason Crow (D-CO), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and 98 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.