House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 2022
- Committee actionApr 28, 2022
- Passed HouseJun 14, 2022 · 396–14
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 14, 2022 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 650.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7211.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 117-360 ↗; S. Rept. 117-259 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 14, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/360
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/SRPT/259 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7211, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7211
- 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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A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KATKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 53, March 24, 2022, Page H3864):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7211, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7211
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0f3b54ced2a34c095a30ef9591c254321e609259173fd149eb3f8bc3e2b4cdf6
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 (as of May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7211, 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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Michael Guest (R-MS), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Dina Titus (D-NV), David Trone (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Katko.
- H.R. 5681 (117th) Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act
- H.R. 1833 (117th) DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2021
- H.R. 3264 (117th) Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act
- H.R. 4094 (117th) One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021
- H.R. 3709 (117th) Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021
- H.R. 473 (117th) Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration 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.