House joint resolution · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-163
Providing for the appointment of Franklin D. Raines as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Became law on Oct 2, 2020.
Sponsor: Rep. Doris Matsui D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 5, 2020
- Committee actionAug 22, 2020
- Passed HouseAug 22, 2020 · without objection
- Passed SenateSep 10, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 22, 2020
- Became lawOct 2, 2020
Latest action: Oct 2, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-163.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 88.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MATSUI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 84, May 5, 2020, Page H1980):Article 1, Section 8 of the US ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 5, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 43 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 88, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/88
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 December 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Doris Matsui.
- H.J.Res. 60 (116th) Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the…
- H.J.Res. 87 (116th) Providing for the reappointment of Michael M. Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- H.R. 2117 (116th) FASTER Act of 2020
- H.R. 4764 (116th) TRANSPLANT Act of 2020
- H.R. 2647 (116th) SOFFA Act
- H.R. 5918 (116th) To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make…
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.