House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
To rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Sponsor: Rep. Marcy Kaptur D-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 24, 2019
- Committee actionFeb 26, 2020
- Passed HouseOct 1, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 19, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4470.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4470, a bill to rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation” on March 13, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 26, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 13, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56270
- CBO publication date
- March 13, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4470, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4470
- 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. 116-487 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on September 4, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 4, 2020 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/487
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4470, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4470
- 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. KAPTUR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 154, September 24, 2019, Page H7902):Article I, Section 8, clause 3 (Commerce Clause)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 24, 2019 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4470, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4470
- 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
10 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 10 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Sean Casten (D-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), David Joyce (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Pete Stauber (R-MN).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4681 (116th) National World War II Memorial Commemorative Coin Act
- H.R. 7292 (116th) The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Forgiveness Act of 2020
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.