House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-260
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Became law on Dec 27, 2020.
Sponsor: Rep. Henry Cuellar D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Committee actionDec 11, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 10, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJan 15, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 21, 2020
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawDec 27, 2020
Latest action: Dec 27, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-260.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 133.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 133, United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act” on January 9, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on December 17, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 9, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56002
- CBO publication date
- January 9, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 133, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86c29c8ac87ca7c0b6ad5c2eda8c25860a043f51c89d4fd235ead505069e38c2
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO Estimate for Divisions A through L of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Rules Committee Print 116-68)” on December 21, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the House Committee on Rules Website on December 21, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 21, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56913
- CBO publication date
- December 21, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 133, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86c29c8ac87ca7c0b6ad5c2eda8c25860a043f51c89d4fd235ead505069e38c2
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Divisions A through L of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Rules Committee Print 116-68)” on December 21, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the House Committee on Rules Website on December 21, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 21, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56913
- CBO publication date
- December 21, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 133, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86c29c8ac87ca7c0b6ad5c2eda8c25860a043f51c89d4fd235ead505069e38c2
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Division M of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021” on December 22, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As cleared by the Congress on December 21, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56916
- CBO publication date
- December 22, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 133, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86c29c8ac87ca7c0b6ad5c2eda8c25860a043f51c89d4fd235ead505069e38c2
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 133, Estimate for Divisions O Through FF Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Public Law 116-260” on January 14, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As enacted on December 27, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 14, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56962
- CBO publication date
- January 14, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 133, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86c29c8ac87ca7c0b6ad5c2eda8c25860a043f51c89d4fd235ead505069e38c2
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 133, Estimate for Division N—Additional Coronavirus Response and Relief Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Public Law 116-260” on January 14, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As enacted on December 27, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 14, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56961
- CBO publication date
- January 14, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 133, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86c29c8ac87ca7c0b6ad5c2eda8c25860a043f51c89d4fd235ead505069e38c2
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 133, Summary Estimate for Divisions M Through FF Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Public Law 116-260” on January 14, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As enacted on December 27, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 14, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56963
- CBO publication date
- January 14, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 133, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86c29c8ac87ca7c0b6ad5c2eda8c25860a043f51c89d4fd235ead505069e38c2
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUELLAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 1, January 3, 2019, Pages H214-H215):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall have power . . . to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 305 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 133, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86c29c8ac87ca7c0b6ad5c2eda8c25860a043f51c89d4fd235ead505069e38c2
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 noteExplanatory statements are in Book III and Book IV of the December 21, 2020 Congressional Record.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 133, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86c29c8ac87ca7c0b6ad5c2eda8c25860a043f51c89d4fd235ead505069e38c2
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 5, 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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
David Cicilline (D-RI), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Brad Sherman (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar.
- H.R. 951 (116th) United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2019
- H.R. 132 (116th) North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019
- H.Res. 287 (116th) Condemning the President's threat to shut down the United States-Mexico border to the detriment of the United States economy.
- H.R. 2335 (116th) Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2019
- H.R. 6864 (116th) Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act
- H.R. 8833 (116th) To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend by one year certain port of entry donation authority, and for other purposes.
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.