House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 6, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 1, 2022 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4959.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JONES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 141, August 6, 2021, Page H4320):Art. I, Section 4 Art. I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 6, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 35 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4959, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4959
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
122864e733c311764f422d4710db6b7f240f739503e0bf76fc77f73520493ea6
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4959, last updated December 5, 2025. 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mondaire Jones.
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- H.R. 5679 (117th) To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United…
- H.Res. 1434 (117th) Reaffirming the preemptive authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and the Public Health Service Act…
- H.R. 2886 (117th) Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act
- H.R. 1140 (117th) Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2021
- H.R. 4298 (117th) Inclusive Elections Act of 2021
Related bills
- S. 4884 (119th) Right to Vote ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.