House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-335
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 6, 2019
- Committee actionJun 20, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 22, 2020 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesDec 31, 2020
- To the PresidentJan 1, 2021
- Became lawJan 13, 2021
Latest action: Jan 13, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-335.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3153.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3153, EFFORT Act” on June 25, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on June 20, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 25, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55394
- CBO publication date
- June 25, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3153, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3153
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 3153, EFFORT Act” on December 12, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 13, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 12, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55945
- CBO publication date
- December 12, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3153, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3153
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
02c527fc6ec2827491a791fefc7786b542e8408383927d894873e285d0b0735b
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 116-131 ↗; S. Rept. 116-248 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 6, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/131
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/SRPT/248 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3153, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3153
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
02c527fc6ec2827491a791fefc7786b542e8408383927d894873e285d0b0735b
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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. WEXTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 95, June 6, 2019, Page H4349):Article I, Section 8, clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 6, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3153, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3153
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
02c527fc6ec2827491a791fefc7786b542e8408383927d894873e285d0b0735b
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
25 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 16 Democrats
9 of 25 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Kendra Horn (D-OK), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), James McGovern (D-MA), Harley Rouda (D-CA), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Haley Stevens (D-MI), David Trone (D-MD), Randy Weber (R-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT).
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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.