House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 7, 2022
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 1, 2022 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6946.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAPPAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 40, March 7, 2022, Page H1329):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 7, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 347 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6946, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6946
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 July 11, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6946, last updated July 11, 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
10 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 10 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Ted Budd (R-NC), Angie Craig (D-MN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas.
- H.R. 8260 (117th) Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022
- H.R. 2630 (117th) Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
- H.R. 2704 (117th) Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021
- H.R. 7277 (117th) Improving Oversight of Veterans Community Care Providers Act of 2022
- H.R. 8510 (117th) Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act
- H.R. 3944 (117th) Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2021
Related bills
- H.R. 830 (119th) SAFE ActRelated 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.