House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-111
Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act
Became law on Jan 27, 2020.
Sponsor: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 10, 2019
- Committee actionMay 1, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJan 13, 2020 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJan 16, 2020
- Became lawJan 27, 2020
Latest action: Jan 27, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-111.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 434.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 434, Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act” on May 14, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 1, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55237
- CBO publication date
- May 14, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 434, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/434
- 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. 116-135 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on June 27, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 27, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/135
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 434, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/434
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JACKSON LEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 5, January 10, 2019, Page H463):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 10, 2019 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 142 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 434, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/434
- 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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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
55 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 52 Democrats
3 of 55 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Val Demings (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Will Hurd (R-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX) and 25 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.