House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 26, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 26, 2021 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5734.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HIMES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 188, October 26, 2021, Page H5931):Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 26, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 42 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5734, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5734, last updated January 3, 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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Darin LaHood (R-IL), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Himes.
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- H.R. 1457 (117th) Reclamation of War Powers Act
- H.R. 4267 (117th) Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2021
- H.R. 1923 (117th) Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
- H.R. 4139 (117th) Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
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.