House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting American Families and Servicemembers from Anthrax Act
Official title: To develop a modernized strategy for ensuring the defense of the United States from the anthrax threat, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Davis D-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 8, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 8, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. 2707.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 63, April 8, 2025, Page H1508):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 8, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 32 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2707, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2707
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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 July 21, 2026). 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
19 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 5 Democrats
14 of 19 cosponsors (74%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), John McGuire (R-VA), Mark Messmer (R-IN), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), James Moylan (R-GU), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Austin Scott (R-GA), Michael Turner (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Davis.
- H.R. 2625 (119th) VERY Act of 2025
- H.R. 1672 (119th) Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act
- H.R. 1363 (119th) Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act
- H.R. 5939 (119th) USMC Helicopter Support in Vietnam Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 1858 (119th) Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act
- H.R. 2541 (119th) Nuclear Medicine Clarification Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.