House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-294
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 2019
- Committee actionSep 19, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 5, 2020 · 373–45
- Passed SenateDec 20, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021
Latest action: Jan 5, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-294.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4031.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4031, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019” on October 2, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 20, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 2, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55689
- CBO publication date
- October 2, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4031, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4031
- 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. 116-287 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on November 13, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 13, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/287
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4031, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4031
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
42d902e507c879b3c614689f97948a385c7cb8b79d5e56a2ad5fb869b308b1b1
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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. JOYCE of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 126, July 25, 2019, Page H7470):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 25, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4031, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4031
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
42d902e507c879b3c614689f97948a385c7cb8b79d5e56a2ad5fb869b308b1b1
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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 — 21 Republicans, 27 Democrats, 1 independent
27 of 49 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), André Carson (D-IN), Sean Casten (D-IL), Chris Collins (R-NY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Foster (D-IL), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), John Katko (R-NY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Ron Kind (D-WI), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Andy Levin (D-MI), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joseph Morelle (D-NY) and 19 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.