House joint resolution · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-226
Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
Became law on Dec 20, 2020.
Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 20, 2020
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseDec 20, 2020 · 329–65
- Passed SenateDec 20, 2020 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 20, 2020
- Became lawDec 20, 2020
Latest action: Dec 20, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-226.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 110.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LOWEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 217, December 20, 2020, Page H7284):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution {the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 20, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 801 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 110, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/110
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
975be216825f575639a6815f9b9b8ac2e6d8e7de480cdfb4b5a41030f047c34a
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 110, last updated May 28, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey.
- H.R. 6201 (116th) Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- H.J.Res. 107 (116th) Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
- H.J.Res. 28 (116th) Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
- H.R. 2157 (116th) Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019
- H.R. 3401 (116th) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019
- H.R. 4378 (116th) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.