House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2021
- Committee actionNov 17, 2021
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2021 · 417–8
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 9, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4706.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-198 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 1, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 1, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/198
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4706, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4706
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d816c8aef42f2acb0740973cfc78c65751479e711fa38b22294099da8073beed
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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. TONY GONZALES of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 131, July 27, 2021, Page H4090):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4706, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4706
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d816c8aef42f2acb0740973cfc78c65751479e711fa38b22294099da8073beed
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 (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tony Gonzales.
- H.J.Res. 76 (117th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health…
- H.Res. 676 (117th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the migrant surge in Del Rio, Texas, must be met by the Federal Government's…
- H.Res. 1070 (117th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Texas Army National Guard Specialist Bishop E. Evans.
- H.R. 6223 (117th) BASE Act
- H.Res. 1166 (117th) Condemning the horrific attack in Uvalde, Texas, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy.
- H.R. 812 (117th) Security First 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.