House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 11, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 11, 2024 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6980.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEHLS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 6, January 11, 2024, Page H108):Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: It would require state agencies to report to the Secretary of State how many unused Conrad 30 waivers they retained at the end of each fiscal year for the Secretary to then calculate the total unused waivers and disburse those equally back to the states that used their maximum 30 slots…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 11, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 748 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6980, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6980
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 17, 2024
- 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 August 17, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6980, last updated August 17, 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
27 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 27 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Ami Bera (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Sean Casten (D-IL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jim Costa (D-CA), Donald Davis (D-NC), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), David Valadao (R-CA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Nehls.
- H.R. 8692 (118th) Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act
- H.R. 3381 (118th) National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act
- H.R. 1761 (118th) Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2023
- H.R. 8996 (118th) Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024
- H.R. 5879 (118th) Drone Research and Innovation for Law Enforcement Act of 2023
- H.R. 7932 (118th) Save Our Shrimpers 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.