House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-129
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 17, 2022
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2022 · 414–9
- Passed SenateMay 19, 2022 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 19, 2022
- Became lawMay 21, 2022
Latest action: May 21, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-129.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7791.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HAYES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 84, May 17, 2022, Page H5098):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 17, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7791, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7791
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b80370947267f5c78d6d61c49ac1ddfbc4986a06729450a874cecef68b1b7357
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7791, last updated July 21, 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
129 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 127 Democrats
2 of 129 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and 99 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jahana Hayes.
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.