House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 25, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 5, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 461.
- 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. 14, January 25, 2021, Page H233):Article I Section 8 Clause 4 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 25, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 48 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 461, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/461
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
decb67a42f76a881cf1862c9503235ea3206c158914d8923796f8b8b19cc923a
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 461, last updated December 5, 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
27 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 27 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Young Kim (R-CA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Katie Porter (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Curtis.
- H.R. 2551 (117th) Bonneville Shoreline Trail Advancement Act
- H.R. 4081 (117th) Informing Consumers about Smart Devices 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. 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.