House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 19, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 19, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 6865.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LEE of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 209, December 19, 2023, Page H6999):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To update and refine US policy to better support the human rights of the people of Iran.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 19, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 152 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6865, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6865
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 18, 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 November 18, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6865, last updated November 18, 2025. 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee.
- H.R. 1088 (118th) Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 561 (118th) EACH Act of 2023
- H.R. 1838 (118th) Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
- H.Con.Res. 44 (118th) Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
- H.R. 932 (118th) To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.
- H.R. 1510 (118th) Improving Access to Nutrition 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.