House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Stop COVID–19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2021
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 28, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 2, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 533.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. FLETCHER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 17, January 28, 2021, Page H251):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 28, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 533, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/533
- 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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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 July 21, 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
19 cosponsors — 19 Democrats
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Mondaire Jones (D-NY), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Al Lawson (D-FL), Mike Levin (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Katie Porter (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher.
- H.R. 1917 (117th) Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act
- H.R. 3304 (117th) AUTO for Veterans Act
- H.R. 7289 (117th) Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act
- H.R. 8297 (117th) Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
- H.R. 5218 (117th) Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act
- H.R. 9049 (117th) RISEE Act of 2022
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.