House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 23, 2021
- Committee actionJul 20, 2022
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2022
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 11, 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. 4081.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-509 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 28, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 28, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/509
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4081, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4081
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6e141b1cee94983efdec80663acc588002f9ae7b131347b271791d6c5449ef66
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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. CURTIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 109, June 23, 2021, Page H3082):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 23, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4081, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4081
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6e141b1cee94983efdec80663acc588002f9ae7b131347b271791d6c5449ef66
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Curtis.
- H.R. 2551 (117th) Bonneville Shoreline Trail Advancement Act
- H.Res. 668 (117th) Supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 24, 2021, as "National Clean Energy Week".
- H.Res. 1386 (117th) Supporting the designation of the week of September 26 through September 30, 2022, as "National Clean Energy Week".
- H.R. 461 (117th) Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act
- H.R. 3887 (117th) Foreign Corruption Accountability Act
- H.R. 7815 (117th) To require the President to submit a report on the actions Executive agencies are taking to end the infant formula shortage.
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.