House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Empowering Parents’ Healthcare Choices Act of 2021
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 16, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4195.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 106, June 16, 2023, Page H2965):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Health insurance regulations.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 16, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 208 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4195, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4195
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 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 July 21, 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
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sharice Davids.
- H.R. 4480 (118th) SERV Act
- H.R. 7102 (118th) Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act
- H.R. 7227 (118th) Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024
- H.R. 9121 (118th) Fire Management Assistance Grants for Tribal Governments Act
- H.R. 3850 (118th) Pride In Mental Health Act of 2023
- H.R. 3320 (118th) Data to Save Moms Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.