House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Lynch D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2017
- Committee actionJan 10, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 12, 2018 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-535.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1220.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1220, a bill to establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62, and for other purposes” on February 15, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 10, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53591
- CBO publication date
- February 15, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1220, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1220
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 115-566 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/566
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1220, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1220
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6b3c3f370be0a896a004afa5594136e7f2a94faa4f4e00924c9c30dc1a63522d
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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. 34, February 27, 2017, Page H1355):Article 1 section 8 Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2017 ↗
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- Statement length
- 63 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1220, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1220
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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
11 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 9 Democrats
2 of 11 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Michael Capuano (D-MA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Katherine Clark (D-MA), John Culberson (R-TX), William Keating (D-MA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Niki Tsongas (D-MA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Lynch.
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- 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.