House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 11, 2020
- Committee actionJun 17, 2020
- Passed HouseJul 1, 2020 · 233–188
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 20, 2020 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act, including the Manager’s Amendment (DeFazio 228)” on June 30, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the House Rules Committee website on June 22, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 30, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56453
- CBO publication date
- June 30, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act, Including the Manager’s Amendment (DeFazio 228)” on June 30, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the House Rules Committee website on June 22, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 30, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56453
- CBO publication date
- June 30, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-437 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 26, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 26, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/437
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DeFAZIO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 108, June 11, 2020, Page H2389):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 11, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 76 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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.
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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
129 cosponsors — 129 Democrats
0 of 129 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), J. Correa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS) and 99 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio.
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- 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.