House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-253

Fallen Journalists Memorial Act

H.R. 3465Introduced Jun 25, 2019Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on Dec 23, 2020.

Sponsor: Rep. Grace Napolitano D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 25, 2019
Committee actionJan 15, 2020
Passed HouseSep 21, 2020 · by voice vote
Passed SenateDec 2, 2020 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentDec 11, 2020
Became lawDec 23, 2020

Latest action: Dec 23, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-253.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3465.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3465, Fallen Journalists Memorial Act of 2019” on February 13, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 15, 2020”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 13, 2020 ↗
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CBO publication date
February 13, 2020
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3465, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-466 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on August 4, 2020.
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H.R. 3465, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 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 Mrs. NAPOLITANO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 107, June 25, 2019, Page H5167):
Article 1, section 8, clause 18 of the United States Constitution
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H.R. 3465, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 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

49 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 45 Democrats

4 of 49 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), H. Griffith (R-VA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), George Holding (R-NC), Kendra Horn (D-OK), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA) and 19 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Grace Napolitano.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-32 district

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