House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 15, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. 7394.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TAKANO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 30, February 15, 2024, Page H680):Article I Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Ensure defendants have access to source code and other information necessary to exercise their confrontational and due process rights when algorithms are used to analyze evidence in their cases.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 15, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 257 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7394, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6633f4b1815c8412cfd56232a41216156f6790a838e37598277cd1bdf4c1fd89
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. 7394, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Takano.
- H.R. 366 (118th) Korean American VALOR Act
- H.R. 6538 (118th) VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023
- H.R. 7643 (118th) Veterans Congressional Work Study Act of 2024
- H.R. 7150 (118th) Survivor Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2024
- H.R. 15 (118th) Equality Act
- H.R. 9855 (118th) VA Employee Fairness Act of 2024
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.