House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-261
To designate a segment of Interstate Route 35 in the State of Minnesota as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway".
Became law on Dec 18, 2014.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 20, 2014
- Committee actionSep 17, 2014
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014
Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-261.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4926.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4926, a bill to designate the “James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway” and the “James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway” in the State of Minnesota” on September 19, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 17, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 19, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45729
- CBO publication date
- September 19, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4926, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4926
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-610 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on November 12, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 12, 2014 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/610
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4926, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4926
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 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. NOLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5598):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
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- 102 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4926, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4926
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Keith Ellison (D-MN), John Kline (R-MN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Timothy Walz (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Nolan.
- H.R. 3608 (113th) Grand Portage Band Per Capita Adjustment Act
- H.R. 2650 (113th) Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 2013
- H.R. 4220 (113th) School District 318 Land Exchange Act
- H.R. 3224 (113th) No Government No Pay Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 70 (113th) Recognizing the critical contributions international volunteers provide to the United States.
- H.R. 4736 (113th) North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.