House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 11, 2021 — Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 971.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BUSTOS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 26, February 11, 2021, Page H502):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 971, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/971
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 971, last updated January 3, 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
35 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 31 Democrats
4 of 35 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Josh Harder (D-CA), John Katko (R-NY), Ron Kind (D-WI), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Larson (D-CT), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Marie Newman (D-IL), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Mike Quigley (D-IL) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cheri Bustos.
- H.R. 4445 (117th) Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
- H.R. 2503 (117th) Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021
- H.Res. 51 (117th) Expressing deep gratitude on behalf of the people of the United States to the journalists and news staff who risked threats of injury and…
- H.R. 2568 (117th) United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021
- H.R. 5089 (117th) Next Generation Fuels Act of 2021
- H.R. 5554 (117th) No Bonuses in Bankruptcy 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.