House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-309
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 5, 2020
- Committee actionMar 11, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 15, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021
Latest action: Jan 5, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-309.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6100.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6100, Strengthening the Opposition to Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2020” on June 30, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 11, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 30, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56451
- CBO publication date
- June 30, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6100, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6100
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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. 116-506 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on September 16, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 16, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/506
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6100, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6100
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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. 166, No. 44, March 5, 2020, Page H1536):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 March 5, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 142 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6100, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6100
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2665848776e17d3af3cf6eacefb555fc8711e4b895d7696478766f5516bcf8b7
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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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
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- H.R. 3710 (116th) Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act
- H.R. 495 (116th) FIRST State and Local Law Enforcement Act
- H.Res. 1001 (116th) Recognizing June 19, 2020, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
- H.R. 494 (116th) Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019
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.