House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2021
- Committee actionApr 20, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2021
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 24, 2021 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 82.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 704.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 704, ARTS Act” on June 22, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 20, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 22, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57319
- CBO publication date
- June 22, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 704, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/704
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JEFFRIES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 19, February 2, 2021, Page H280):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 clause 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 133 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 704, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/704
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5fe8ce304a3b85cfe9cb2112c65173e6c8feb57ec6d2b5eefbeeca7ae9f9ac67
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 committee report (as of May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 704, last updated May 28, 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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
David Cicilline (D-RI), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Victoria Spartz (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
- H.R. 7181 (117th) Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022
- H.R. 2471 (117th) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- H.R. 2093 (117th) Veterans and Family Information Act
- H.R. 5796 (117th) Patents for Humanity Act of 2022
- H.R. 1693 (117th) EQUAL Act of 2021
- H.R. 6734 (117th) Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022
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.