House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2019
- Committee actionJul 29, 2020
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 18, 2020 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 562.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3879.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-678 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 18, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 18, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/678
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3879, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3879
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
988b5ab04c0a88c37568e242ba1caaace32c0ea2abbafdc44472d83f82b1f35d
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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. HAALAND, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 124, July 23, 2019, Page H7242):Article I, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3879, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3879
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
988b5ab04c0a88c37568e242ba1caaace32c0ea2abbafdc44472d83f82b1f35d
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
27 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 16 Democrats
11 of 27 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Paul Cook (R-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Debra Haaland.
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- H.R. 3977 (116th) Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act
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- H.R. 1050 (116th) ANTIQUITIES Act
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.