House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-248
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 19, 2019
- Committee actionMar 11, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 2, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2020
- Became lawDec 22, 2020
Latest action: Dec 22, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-248.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3349.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3349, Republic of Texas Legation Memorial” on May 5, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 11, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 5, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56347
- CBO publication date
- May 5, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3349, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3349
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-425 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 27, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 27, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/425
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3349, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3349
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
50801fee28657fe63c8bbad3a2d7a4e8252bcc852ef2dac81e163e134e87c341
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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. DOGGETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 103, June 19, 2019, Page H4918):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 19, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 64 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3349, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3349
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
50801fee28657fe63c8bbad3a2d7a4e8252bcc852ef2dac81e163e134e87c341
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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
11 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 6 Democrats
5 of 11 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Pete Olson (R-TX), Van Taylor (R-TX), Ron Wright (R-TX).
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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.