House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-327
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Committee actionDec 22, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 22, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJan 1, 2021
- Became lawJan 13, 2021
Latest action: Jan 13, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-327.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1418.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WEXTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 173, October 31, 2019, Pages H8720-H8721):Article 1, Section 8, clause 7 By Miss. RICE of New York: H.R. 4972. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse. H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi. H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois. H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 31, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,657 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1418, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1418
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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 August 10, 2026). 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
51 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 26 Democrats
24 of 51 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Tom Cole (R-OK), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Susan Davis (D-CA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY) and 21 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio.
- H.R. 2 (116th) Moving Forward Act
- H.R. 8266 (116th) FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020
- H.R. 5139 (116th) Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act
- H.R. 2440 (116th) Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act
- H.R. 3409 (116th) Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019
- H.R. 7575 (116th) Water Resources Development Act of 2020
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.