House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 14, 2021
- Committee actionJan 19, 2022
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 19, 2022 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6291.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-452 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on August 19, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 19, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/452
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6291, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6291
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2afe161065e9433a1af9ebc003e1c504ae8b64b94fd785796e0e31e2269a41dc
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TONKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 215, December 14, 2021, Page H7825):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 14, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6291, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6291
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2afe161065e9433a1af9ebc003e1c504ae8b64b94fd785796e0e31e2269a41dc
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 (as of December 17, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6291, last updated December 17, 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.
Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Susan Wild (D-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Tonko.
- H.R. 6290 (117th) Manufacturing.gov Act
- H.R. 4677 (117th) New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act
- H.R. 3291 (117th) Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021
- H.R. 1384 (117th) Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
- H.R. 849 (117th) Scientific Integrity Act
- H.R. 1316 (117th) National Heritage Area Act of 2021
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.