House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 10, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 10, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. 6950.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. YAKYM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 5, January 10, 2024, Page H52):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation would require federal government agencies with working dog programs to implement the recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office in their October 2022 report.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 10, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 291 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6950, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6950
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 15, 2026
- 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 January 15, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6950, last updated January 15, 2026. 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
13 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 13 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Donald Davis (D-NC), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Dina Titus (D-NV), David Trone (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rudy Yakym.
- H.R. 8342 (118th) Improper Payments Transparency Act
- H.R. 4762 (118th) To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the non-premium war risk insurance program.
- H.R. 3624 (118th) Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act
- H.R. 6129 (118th) Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act
- H.R. 7478 (118th) PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act
- H.R. 3998 (118th) Jackie Walorski Enhancing Necessary Data on Illegal School Bus Passing 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.