House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 26, 2021
- Committee actionJul 29, 2021
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 14, 2021 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 87.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4691.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4691, K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021” on August 10, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 28, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 10, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57418
- CBO publication date
- August 10, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4691, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4691
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 117-122 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on September 14, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 14, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/122
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4691, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4691
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d2a32a669e8bffe9dca0e1f5ff6aa34474dc017189ae0a9c767e12e16650f4e7
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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. LANGEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 130, July 26, 2021, Page H3908):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 26, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4691, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4691
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d2a32a669e8bffe9dca0e1f5ff6aa34474dc017189ae0a9c767e12e16650f4e7
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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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
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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.