House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
AQUAA Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 14, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 23, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6258.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALAZZO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 215, December 14, 2021, Page H7824):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConsitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 14, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 44 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6258, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6258
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
737c8b216b277acdf241b06205d8d8da3fc7c0a9e0e89950c49a3acc11ce8545
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 15, 2026). 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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Kat Cammack (R-FL), Ed Case (D-HI), Angie Craig (D-MN), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven Palazzo.
- H.R. 3175 (117th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the "Robert S.…
- H.Res. 731 (117th) To recognize the centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- H.R. 8371 (117th) Border Bonds for America Act of 2022
- H.R. 9502 (117th) To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the eligibility age for retired pay for non-regular service in the Armed Forces.
- H.R. 6176 (117th) SPR 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.