House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-290
Orange Book Transparency Act of 2020
Became law on Jan 5, 2021.
Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 5, 2019
- Committee actionApr 3, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 8, 2019 · 422–0
- Passed SenateDec 7, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 10, 2020
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021
Latest action: Jan 5, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-290.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1503.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019” on May 2, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 3, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 2, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55197
- CBO publication date
- May 2, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1503, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1503
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-47 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 2, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 2, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/47
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1503, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1503
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b74ec5238ccfdd86c420616c2075710b821f1ceb31e945e0f269810f5a72a657
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KELLY of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 39, March 5, 2019, Page H2368):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 5, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1503, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1503
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b74ec5238ccfdd86c420616c2075710b821f1ceb31e945e0f269810f5a72a657
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1503, 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
13 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 11 Democrats
1 of 13 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Greg Walden (R-OR).
More from the sponsor
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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.