House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Miranda Rights for Kids Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 27, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4976.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARDENAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 130, July 27, 2023, Page H4143):Article 1, Section 1. 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. The single subject of this legislation is: Miranda Rights for Kids.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 241 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4976, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4976
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Adam Schiff (D-CA), David Trone (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tony Cárdenas.
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- H.R. 4851 (118th) 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2023
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- H.R. 2878 (118th) CARE Act of 2023
- H.Res. 266 (118th) Expressing support for the recognition of March 31, 2023, as "César Chávez Day" in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of César…
- H.R. 4975 (118th) Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids Act of 2023
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.