House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-275
To authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Became law on Nov 3, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Lynch D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2017
- Committee actionApr 18, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 18, 2018 · 414–0
- Passed SenateOct 11, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 24, 2018
- Became lawNov 3, 2018
Latest action: Nov 3, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-275.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1037.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1037, a bill to authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes” on May 10, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 18, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53832
- CBO publication date
- May 10, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1037, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1037
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-669 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 11, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/669
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1037, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1037
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 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. LYNCH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 26, February 14, 2017, Page H1185):Article 1 section 8 Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 14, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 63 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1037, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1037
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 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
16 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 14 Democrats
2 of 16 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Katherine Clark (D-MA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Denny Heck (D-WA), William Keating (D-MA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Peter King (R-NY), James Langevin (D-RI), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), James McGovern (D-MA), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Timothy Walz (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Lynch.
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- H.R. 1220 (115th) To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2315 (115th) To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in…
- H.R. 760 (115th) Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2017
- H.Res. 993 (115th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States…
- H.R. 2908 (115th) Climate Change National Security Strategy Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.