House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Bureau of Prisons Voting Assistance Act of 2021
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 13, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 1, 2022 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4425.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 122, July 13, 2021, Page H3625):clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 13, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4425, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4425
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a7760f12b5a79b7f1ba211fb9f1ea491ad6c4abc22add575dfe7fcb0b275c8f
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4425, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ted Lieu (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Norton.
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- H.R. 1468 (117th) Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act
- H.R. 4009 (117th) Enslaved Voyages Memorial Act
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Related bills
- H.R. 9815 (119th) Federal Bureau of Prisons Voting Assistance Act of 2026Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.