House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
PAAW Act of 2021
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 8, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 9, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6186.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MACE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 212, December 8, 2021, Page H7556):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution--To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 8, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 299 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6186, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6186
- 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. 6186, 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
19 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 19 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
John Carter (R-TX), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Andy Levin (D-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Brian Mast (R-FL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).
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.