House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 22, 2021
- Committee actionJul 21, 2021
- Passed HouseOct 20, 2021 · 413–14
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 21, 2021 — 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. 4028.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-147 ↗. 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/147
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4028, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4028
- 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 Mr. LONG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 108, June 22, 2021, Page H3006):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all of the Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or office thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 22, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4028, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4028
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
75bbebc583948729a3f8a5e5b04af734356145a14cf16d1a0ad2be10268d8595
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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
5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats
4 of 5 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.
Earl Carter (R-GA), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Billy Long.
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- H.R. 1149 (117th) CONNECT Act
- H.R. 7112 (117th) Internet Exchange Act of 2022
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- H.R. 6130 (117th) Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Revision 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.