HR 7643 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

To set forth the policy of the United States regarding vandalism, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jul 16, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Debbie Lesko R-AZ

Latest action · Jul 16, 2020 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Armed Services, 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.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJul 16, 2020
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill provides statutory authority for a June 26, 2020, executive order directing various agencies to take actions related to protecting monuments, memorials, and statues from vandalism, such as ordering the Department of Justice to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of cases involving vandalism of a monument, government property, or religious property.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2020 to Jul 27, 2020; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-AZ	Andy Biggs	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-MD	Andy Harris	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-OH	Bob Gibbs	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-TX	Chip Roy	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-GA	Jody B. Hice	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-TX	Michael Cloud	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-MS	Michael Guest	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-SC	Ralph Norman	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-KS	Roger Marshall	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-TX	Ron Wright	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-ID	Russ Fulcher	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-NC	Ted Budd	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-OH	Warren Davidson	Original	Jul 16, 2020
R-FL	Vern Buchanan		Jul 20, 2020
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney		Jul 27, 2020

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jul 16, 2020
House	Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Referred Jul 16, 2020
House	Armed Services Committee	Referred Jul 16, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 16, 2020Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2020Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Armed Services, 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 126, July 16, 2020, page H3091.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To set forth the policy of the United States regarding vandalism, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 16, 2020Introduced in House

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