House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-140
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 2020
- Committee actionMar 31, 2020
- Passed HouseMar 31, 2020 · without objection
- Passed SenateApr 21, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentApr 23, 2020
- Became lawApr 28, 2020
Latest action: Apr 28, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-140.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6322.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TAKANO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 57, March 23, 2020, Page H1717):Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 23, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6322, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6322
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6322, last updated June 6, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
49 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 43 Democrats
6 of 49 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jason Crow (D-CO), Joe Cunningham (D-SC), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jared Golden (D-ME), Denny Heck (D-WA), Kendra Horn (D-OK), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Susie Lee (D-NV), Mike Levin (D-CA) and 19 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Takano.
- H.R. 299 (116th) Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019
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- H.R. 4920 (116th) Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act of 2020
- H.R. 8247 (116th) Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020
- H.R. 3197 (116th) Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019
- H.R. 1133 (116th) VA Employee Fairness 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.