House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-77
Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act
Became law on Nov 2, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton D-DCWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 21, 2017
- Committee actionJul 19, 2017
- Passed HouseOct 11, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 18, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 24, 2017
- Became lawNov 2, 2017
Latest action: Nov 2, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-77.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2989.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2989, Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act” on July 26, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 19, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 26, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52973
- CBO publication date
- July 26, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2989, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2989
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 14, 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. 115-340 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on October 5, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 5, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/340
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2989, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2989
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 14, 2026
- 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 Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 106, June 21, 2017, Page H5049):clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2989, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2989
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 14, 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
18 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 7 Democrats
11 of 18 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.
Mike Bishop (R-MI), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Steve Russell (R-OK), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Norton.
- H.R. 1174 (115th) Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017
- H.R. 2897 (115th) To authorize the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service to enter into cooperative management…
- H.Con.Res. 69 (115th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.
- H.R. 1003 (115th) District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act
- H.R. 1291 (115th) Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- H.R. 2418 (115th) Pay Equity for All 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.