House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.
Sponsor: Rep. David Scott D-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 30, 2021
- Committee actionOct 21, 2021
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 3, 2021 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 126.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4252.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-172 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Agriculture Committee on November 3, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 3, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/172
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4252, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4252
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 114, June 30, 2021, Page H3580):U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 1 and cl. 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 30, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 44 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4252, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4252
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 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
12 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 10 Democrats
2 of 12 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Cooper (D-TN), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Al Lawson (D-FL), James McGovern (D-MA), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Michael Turner (R-OH), John Yarmuth (D-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Scott.
- H.R. 1711 (117th) Financial Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021
- H.R. 5290 (117th) To extend authorization for livestock mandatory reporting.
- H.R. 4374 (117th) Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act
- H.Res. 878 (117th) Recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2022…
- H.Res. 471 (117th) Recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2021…
- H.R. 1379 (117th) Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act
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.