House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 26, 2021
- Committee actionJul 29, 2021
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2021 · 403–17
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 29, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4686.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4686, Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021” on September 22, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 22, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57489
- CBO publication date
- September 22, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4686, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4686
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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 Mr. CHABOT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 130, July 26, 2021, Page H3908):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 26, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4686, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4686
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4686, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Young Kim (R-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Van Taylor (R-TX), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Chabot.
- H.R. 241 (117th) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021
- H.R. 2679 (117th) Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2021
- H.Res. 1259 (117th) Condemning the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and honoring his life and legacy.
- H.R. 2393 (117th) NOPEC
- H.J.Res. 3 (117th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 1910 (117th) Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl 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.