House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2021
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2021
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 24, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 961.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 961, the Justice for Juveniles Act” on June 21, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website of the Clerk of the House on June 21, 2021 https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20210621/BILLS-117hr961-SUS.pdf”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 21, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57315
- CBO publication date
- June 21, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 961, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/961
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
965c8fd77db5010db9b09ee099c2b2b75341b7de2cb6e946ac5a6457b6c384e8
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 961, the Justice for Juveniles Act” on June 21, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website of the Clerk of the House on June 21, 2021 https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20210621/BILLS-117hr961-SUS.pdf”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 21, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57315
- CBO publication date
- June 21, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 961, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/961
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
965c8fd77db5010db9b09ee099c2b2b75341b7de2cb6e946ac5a6457b6c384e8
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCANLON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 26, February 11, 2021, Page H502):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 961, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/961
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
965c8fd77db5010db9b09ee099c2b2b75341b7de2cb6e946ac5a6457b6c384e8
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 committee report (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 961, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon.
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- H.Res. 1510 (117th) Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 8404) to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for…
- H.Res. 38 (117th) Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 21) calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the…
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.