House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 11, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 11, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. 7949.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GARCIA of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 62, April 11, 2024, Page H2317):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8. The single subject of this legislation is: Crime and Law EnforcementSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 11, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 159 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7949, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7949
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 27, 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 June 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7949, last updated June 27, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sylvia Garcia.
- H.R. 5524 (118th) Foreign Affiliates Sharing Pilot Program Extension Act
- H.R. 16 (118th) American Dream and Promise Act of 2023
- H.R. 10426 (118th) Protect Intersex Children Act
- H.Res. 279 (118th) Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of Dolores Huerta.
- H.R. 3491 (118th) POJA Act of 2023
- H.R. 6298 (118th) Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women 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.