House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
State Public Option Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 6, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 9, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4974.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHRIER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 141, August 6, 2021, Page H4321):Article ISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 6, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 9 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4974, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4974
- 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. 4974, 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
15 cosponsors — 15 Democrats
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier.
- H.R. 4489 (117th) National Forest Restoration and Remediation Act
- H.R. 7688 (117th) Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act
- H.R. 2347 (117th) Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021
- H.R. 7076 (117th) Supporting Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act of 2022
- H.R. 1025 (117th) Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2021
- H.R. 5804 (117th) Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2021
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.