House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

COVID–19 American History Project Act

H.R. 4738Introduced Jul 28, 2021Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Where it went

IntroducedJul 28, 2021
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseMar 29, 2022 · 376–47
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 30, 2022 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4738.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LETLOW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 132, July 28, 2021, Page H4250):
Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution of the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 28, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4738, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 28, 2025). 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

31 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 31 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Garret Graves (R-LA), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Young Kim (R-CA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Blake Moore (R-UT), Ralph Norman (R-SC), August Pfluger (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Bryan Steil (R-WI), David Valadao (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Susan Wild (D-PA) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Julia Letlow.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-5 district

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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.