House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2022
- Committee actionJun 15, 2022
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2022 · 260–169
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2022 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6538.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-379 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on June 21, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 21, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/379
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6538, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6538
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
06ddf216f38b165f9c666175fd0bd43b121141f6f8bcff586beda1b202ff18f3
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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. CICILLINE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 20, February 1, 2022, Page H331):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6538, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6538
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
06ddf216f38b165f9c666175fd0bd43b121141f6f8bcff586beda1b202ff18f3
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 August 10, 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
61 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 46 Democrats
15 of 61 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Don Bacon (R-NE), Ami Bera (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), John Carter (R-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) and 31 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline.
- H.R. 1808 (117th) Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
- H.R. 3485 (117th) Global Respect Act
- H.R. 5 (117th) Equality Act
- H.Res. 24 (117th) Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
- H.R. 2571 (117th) AMIGOS Act
- H.R. 3816 (117th) American Innovation and Choice Online 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.