House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 15, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 15, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6839.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FOSTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 207, December 15, 2023, Page H6993):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To provide for improvements in the treatment of detained persons, and the establishment of an Office of Legal Access Programs.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 15, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 294 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6839, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6839
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5618eff9752952e3bd994f70ff5c8316c8311f7ec991f8fcf3639aa4aebe5b51
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 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6839, last updated July 24, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Henry Johnson (D-GA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Delia Ramirez (D-IL).
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- H.R. 9124 (119th) Know Your Rights ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.