House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 2020
- Committee actionMar 14, 2020
- Passed HouseMar 14, 2020 · without objection
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 16, 2020 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6160.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 45, March 9, 2020, Page H1556):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 9, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6160, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6160
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Paul Tonko (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bennie Thompson.
- H.R. 2476 (116th) Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
- H.R. 251 (116th) Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act
- H.R. 1140 (116th) Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
- H.R. 3106 (116th) Domestic and International Terrorism DATA Act
- H.R. 1494 (116th) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act
- H.R. 1433 (116th) DHS MORALE 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.