House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 28, 2021
- Committee actionMar 24, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 15, 2021 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 3, 2022 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 359.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 539.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 539, Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act” on June 14, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 24, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 14, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57299
- CBO publication date
- June 14, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 539, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/539
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c376fbbeca13e307feb271c118980f9eea58f268a74c0d0d5c9ab07c769cc4fc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 539, Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act” on August 9, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 14, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57416
- CBO publication date
- August 9, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 539, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/539
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c376fbbeca13e307feb271c118980f9eea58f268a74c0d0d5c9ab07c769cc4fc
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 117-101 ↗; H. Rept. 117-61 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 3, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/SRPT/101
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/61 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 539, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/539
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c376fbbeca13e307feb271c118980f9eea58f268a74c0d0d5c9ab07c769cc4fc
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 17, January 28, 2021, Page H251):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common defense and general welfare of the United States) and Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with Indian tribes) and 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 January 28, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 413 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 539, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/539
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c376fbbeca13e307feb271c118980f9eea58f268a74c0d0d5c9ab07c769cc4fc
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
9 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 9 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
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.