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: Mar 7, 2022 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 6951.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOTTHEIMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 40, March 7, 2022, Page H1330):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all laws that shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all powers vested by this 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
- 334 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6951, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6951
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
562155598dc8750c6c11de8b3ebeee4919f5a8bc785e46bd66407582ddc287fd
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6951, last updated December 5, 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
56 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 38 Democrats
18 of 56 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Jared Golden (D-ME), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI), John Katko (R-NY), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Kathy Manning (D-NC), David McKinley (R-WV) and 26 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
- H.R. 5914 (117th) Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act
- H.R. 4089 (117th) Darren Drake Act
- H.R. 6448 (117th) Invest to Protect Act of 2022
- H.R. 1565 (117th) Senior Security Act of 2021
- H.R. 3685 (117th) Hamas International Financing Prevention Act
- H.Res. 1525 (117th) Condemning antisemitism by public figures.
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.