House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2022
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 1, 2022 — Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6543.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GALLEGO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 20, February 1, 2022, Page H331):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6543, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6543
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
59515116217256c05999df638197c05cc3525ecb141ea1cee1b516cf56b75af4
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 June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6543, last updated June 6, 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
11 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 8 Democrats
3 of 11 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Andy Levin (D-MI), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Bill Posey (R-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ruben Gallego.
- H.R. 1688 (117th) Native American Child Protection Act
- H.R. 2726 (117th) VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021
- H.R. 2878 (117th) Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act
- H.R. 6181 (117th) Samish Indian Nation Land Reaffirmation Act
- H.R. 279 (117th) Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021
- H.R. 7122 (117th) Teachers LEAD Act of 2022
Related bills
- S. 5367 (119th) Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.