House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Combating the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act

H.R. 4821Introduced Jul 29, 2021Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedJul 29, 2021
Committee actionFeb 8, 2022
Passed HouseSep 29, 2022
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 11, 2022 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4821.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4821, Combating the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act” on March 15, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 9, 2022”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 15, 2022 ↗
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March 15, 2022
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4821, 117th Congress
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May 28, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HARTZLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 133, July 29, 2021, Page H4294):
Article 1, section 8, clause 18 of the United States Constitution
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H.R. 4821, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list 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

39 cosponsors — 39 Republicans

0 of 39 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Bob Good (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jody Hice (R-GA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Young Kim (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Mary Miller (R-IL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Gary Palmer (R-AL), August Pfluger (R-TX) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vicky Hartzler.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress · MO-4 district

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