House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-340
DESCEND Act of 2020
Became law on Jan 13, 2021.
Sponsor: Rep. Garret Graves R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 15, 2019
- Committee actionMar 11, 2020
- Passed HouseOct 1, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2020 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJan 1, 2021
- Became lawJan 13, 2021
Latest action: Jan 13, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-340.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5126.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5126, DESCEND Act of 2020” on June 25, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 11, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 25, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56443
- CBO publication date
- June 25, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5126, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5126
- 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. 116-531 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 24, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 24, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/531
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5126, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5126
- 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 Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 183, November 15, 2019, Page H8909):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) ``The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 15, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 183 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5126, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5126
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8020be3975e404e28d56053b9910dd4976a8474c621d98ff4ad69f03e94f49b8
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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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Joe Cunningham (D-SC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Garret Graves.
- H.R. 1079 (116th) CASES Act
- H.R. 4275 (116th) To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1311 (116th) To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.
- H.R. 8333 (116th) BUILDER Act of 2020
- H.R. 796 (116th) Savings Through Security Act
- H.R. 7528 (116th) Get America Back to Work 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.