House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-305
Weir Farm National Historical Park Redesignation Act
Became law on Jan 5, 2021.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2020
- Committee actionSep 30, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 17, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 20, 2020 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021
Latest action: Jan 5, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-305.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5852.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-644 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 14, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 14, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/644
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5852, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5852
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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. HIMES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 28, February 11, 2020, Page H1046):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2020 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5852, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5852
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
99836fda07493f375adfe32f22c83138b63ef4f869456ad61dcee4735ce75629
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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
No cosponsors.
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.