House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2022
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Costa D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 6, 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. 7419.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COSTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 61, April 6, 2022, Page H4397):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 6, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7419, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7419
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
64f73d455c30fb26a76f5439077208e7f4d595f61f6a9ff385fbf6495098ca86
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. 7419, 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
13 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 10 Democrats
3 of 13 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Anthony Brown (D-MD), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), James McGovern (D-MA), Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Costa.
- H.R. 6023 (117th) Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021
- H.R. 2969 (117th) Special Guerrilla Unit Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2021
- H.R. 801 (117th) Expanding Medical Education Act
- H.Res. 1043 (117th) Recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of Sikh Americans and Sikhs worldwide.
- H.Res. 459 (117th) Expressing support for the designation of June as Portuguese National Heritage Month.
- H.R. 6624 (117th) Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue Act
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.