House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Japanese American World War II History Network Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jay Obernolte R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 20, 2022
- Committee actionFeb 16, 2022
- Passed HouseMar 16, 2022 · 406–16
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 27, 2022 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6434.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6434, Japanese American World War II History Network Act” on March 4, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 16, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 4, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57902
- CBO publication date
- March 4, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6434, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6434
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6434, Japanese American World War II History Network Act” on November 14, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 27, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 14, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58746
- CBO publication date
- November 14, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6434, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6434
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 117-262 ↗; S. Rept. 117-172 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 27, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/262
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/SRPT/172 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6434, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6434
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. OBERNOLTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 13, January 20, 2022, Page H289):Congress has the authority to enact this legislation pursuant to the power granted under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 20, 2022 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 155 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6434, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6434
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 10 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jim Costa (D-CA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Blake Moore (R-UT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Don Young (R-AK).
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.