House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-163
Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site Act
Became law on Apr 4, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. André Carson D-INWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 19, 2018
- Committee actionMar 14, 2018
- Passed HouseMar 19, 2018 · 391–0
- Passed SenateMar 22, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesMar 22, 2018
- To the PresidentMar 23, 2018
- Became lawApr 4, 2018
Latest action: Apr 4, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-163.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4851.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4851, Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site Act” on March 16, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 14, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 16, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53659
- CBO publication date
- March 16, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4851, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4851
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-612 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on March 19, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 19, 2018 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/612
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4851, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4851
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 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. CARSON of Indiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 12, January 19, 2018, Pages H582-H583):Clause 18 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 19, 2018 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4851, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4851
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 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
27 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 19 Democrats
8 of 27 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Peter Visclosky (D-IN), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), John Yarmuth (D-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. André Carson.
- H.Res. 136 (115th) Equality for All Resolution of 2017
- H.R. 5115 (115th) RARE Act of 2018
- H.R. 647 (115th) Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act
- H.Res. 157 (115th) Expressing support for the designation of the last day of February each year, as "Rare Disease Day".
- H.Res. 309 (115th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Poppy Day.
- H.R. 6051 (115th) Federal Protective Service Parity 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.