House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

RISE Act of 2021

H.R. 869Introduced Feb 5, 2021Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Sponsor: Rep. Diana DeGette D-CO

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 5, 2021
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 3, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 869.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DeGETTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 22, February 5, 2021, Page H469):
Article I, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 869, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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September 16, 2026
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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.

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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

179 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 155 Democrats

24 of 179 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA) and 149 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette.

Sponsor’s state and district

Colorado in Congress · CO-1 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.