House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2021
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2021
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 678.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 18, February 1, 2021, Page H263):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 678, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/678
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
674f69f4627bb89b9402337d81d593952b0aba7647860219ebfa2829823eff3a
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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 678, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
16 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 13 Democrats
3 of 16 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), John Rutherford (R-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson.
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- H.R. 267 (117th) 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 1951 (117th) Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act of 2021
- H.R. 431 (117th) Access Technology Affordability 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.