House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

YALI Act of 2021

H.R. 965Introduced Feb 11, 2021Policy area: International Affairs

Sponsor: Rep. Karen Bass D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 11, 2021
Committee actionFeb 25, 2021
Passed HouseApr 20, 2021
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 28, 2021 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 161.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 965.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 965, Young African Leaders Initiative Act of 2021” on April 19, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 25, 2021”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 19, 2021 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57155
CBO publication date
April 19, 2021
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 965, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/965
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 965, Young African Leaders Initiative Act of 2021” on November 29, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 28, 2021”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 29, 2021 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57640
CBO publication date
November 29, 2021
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 965, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/965
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BASS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 26, February 11, 2021, Page H502):
Article 1, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, providing--``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.''
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 965, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/965
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 28, 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

30 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 27 Democrats

3 of 30 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Cori Bush (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Henry Johnson (D-GA), William Keating (D-MA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Juan Vargas (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-37 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.