House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-246

Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021

H.R. 1520Introduced Mar 5, 2019Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Became law on Dec 22, 2020.

Sponsor: Rep. Anna Eshoo D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 5, 2019
Committee actionApr 3, 2019
Passed HouseMay 8, 2019 · 421–0
Passed SenateDec 10, 2020 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesDec 21, 2020
To the PresidentDec 21, 2020
Became lawDec 22, 2020

Latest action: Dec 22, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-246.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1520.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019” on May 3, 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 3, 2019 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55203
CBO publication date
May 3, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1520, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1520
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-48 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 3, 2019.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 3, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1520, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1520
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ESHOO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 39, March 5, 2019, Page H2369):
Article I, Section 8, clause 3
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 5, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 1520, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1520
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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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

12 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 9 Democrats

2 of 12 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Michael Burgess (R-TX), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), 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), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Greg Walden (R-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-18 district

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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.