House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-176
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 14, 2023
- Committee actionMar 20, 2024
- Passed HouseSep 23, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 17, 2024
- Became lawDec 23, 2024
Latest action: Dec 23, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-176.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6829.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-520 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 22, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 22, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/520
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6829, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6829
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a17e1b5825504efd69dae4691c93f0186317b9f2b5fabac273a5ee9b6fa7714
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALLONE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 206, December 14, 2023, Pages H6987-H6988):Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority for this legislation in article 1, section 8 of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: HealthSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 14, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 235 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6829, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6829
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a17e1b5825504efd69dae4691c93f0186317b9f2b5fabac273a5ee9b6fa7714
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 (as of May 27, 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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Bill Posey (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone.
- H.R. 7520 (118th) Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024
- H.R. 675 (118th) Secure Space Act of 2023
- H.Res. 108 (118th) Condemning Azerbaijan's blockade of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and ongoing human rights violations.
- H.R. 4895 (118th) Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act
- H.R. 1320 (118th) COAST Anti-Drilling Act
- H.R. 5683 (118th) Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression 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.