House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Countering Communist China Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 29, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 3, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4792.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BANKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 133, July 29, 2021, Page H4293):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 29, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 270 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4792, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4792
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
55 cosponsors — 55 Republicans
0 of 55 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Ben Cline (R-VA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Mike Garcia (R-CA), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Bob Good (R-VA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Mark Green (R-TN), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Yvette Herrell (R-NM), Clay Higgins (R-LA), J. Hill (R-AR), Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and 25 more.
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.