House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Digital Civil and Human Rights Act of 2022

H.R. 7449Introduced Apr 7, 2022Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. Anthony Brown D-MD

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 7, 2022
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 1, 2022 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7449.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BROWN of Maryland, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 62, April 7, 2022, Page H4434):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 7, 2022 ↗
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H.R. 7449, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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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 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Marc Veasey (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Anthony Brown.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-4 district

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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.