House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Haley Stevens D-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2021
- Committee actionJul 27, 2021
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 18, 2022 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4609.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021” on February 16, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 27, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 16, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57856
- CBO publication date
- February 16, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4609, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4609
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2025
- 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. 117-247 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on February 18, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 18, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/247
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4609, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4609
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2025
- 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 Ms. STEVENS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 128, July 21, 2021, Page H3803):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 21, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4609, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4609
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7fbfcd318336e27ac0d5c30b0722462e62f3fb6af1bafd5faba9db7ae2c4434e
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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
16 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 11 Democrats
5 of 16 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Young Kim (R-CA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Deborah Ross (D-NC), David Trone (D-MD), Michael Waltz (R-FL).
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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.