House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 21, 2022
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 21, 2022 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7561.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. STRICKLAND, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 66, April 21, 2022, Page H4454):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 21, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7561, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7561
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0450944ec9c4a982475732ee789220e00562e0223fa70d46b828538fc9dd4bc3
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. 7561, 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
12 cosponsors — 12 Democrats
0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Al Lawson (D-FL), James McGovern (D-MA), Marie Newman (D-IL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Deborah Ross (D-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marilyn Strickland.
- H.R. 6964 (117th) To authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.
- H.R. 8452 (117th) Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act of 2022
- H.R. 6094 (117th) Expanding Access to Fertility Care for Servicemembers and Dependents Act
- H.R. 5469 (117th) FOSTER Act
- H.R. 3732 (117th) Enhancing Oversight To End Discrimination in Policing Act
- H.R. 5470 (117th) HOMES for our Veterans 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.