House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-180
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2024
- Committee actionJun 12, 2024
- Passed HouseSep 18, 2024 · 402–13
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2024 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesDec 16, 2024
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2024
- Became lawDec 23, 2024
Latest action: Dec 23, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-180.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7213.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-620 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 30, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 30, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/620
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7213, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7213
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 19, February 1, 2024, Pages H389-H390):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The single subject of this legislation is: AutismSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 80 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7213, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7213
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
22c8c1808e191f2ac4c780a187c93d30d6d85bd0d227d2ce9485a751524b1677
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
61 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 39 Democrats, 1 independent
39 of 61 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Don Bacon (R-NE), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jason Crow (D-CO), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Garret Graves (R-LA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), John Joyce (R-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Greg Landsman (D-OH), John Larson (D-CT), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Doris Matsui (D-CA) and 31 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.