House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 28, 2022 — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Schweikert asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4720, a bill originally introduced by Representative Reed, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4720.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REED, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 131, July 27, 2021, Page H4090):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 752 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4720, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4720
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 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 CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4720, last updated January 10, 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
10 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 10 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Michael Burgess (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Carol Miller (R-WV), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), William Timmons (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Reed.
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- H.R. 5462 (117th) Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2021
- H.R. 1371 (117th) Crush the Virus Act of 2021
- H.R. 3915 (117th) Strengthening Social Security for Widows 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.