House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-283
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Became law on Jan 1, 2021.
Sponsor: Rep. Adam Smith D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 26, 2020
- Committee actionJul 1, 2020
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2020 · 295–125
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2020 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesDec 3, 2020
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2020
- Became lawJan 1, 2021
Latest action: Jan 2, 2021 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6395.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021” on July 9, 2020. CBO’s description reads “Letter to the Honorable Adam Smith”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 9, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56471
- CBO publication date
- July 9, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6395, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
579157bf53b3a9eb7a8976fa2911676af4cf02cc36a81621f5ffab98d5570ca5
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021” on July 16, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on July 9, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 16, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56476
- CBO publication date
- July 16, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6395, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
579157bf53b3a9eb7a8976fa2911676af4cf02cc36a81621f5ffab98d5570ca5
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021” on November 2, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on July 21, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 2, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56724
- CBO publication date
- November 2, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6395, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
579157bf53b3a9eb7a8976fa2911676af4cf02cc36a81621f5ffab98d5570ca5
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021” on December 7, 2020. CBO’s description reads “Letter to the Honorable John Yarmuth”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 7, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56883
- CBO publication date
- December 7, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6395, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
579157bf53b3a9eb7a8976fa2911676af4cf02cc36a81621f5ffab98d5570ca5
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021” on December 7, 2020. CBO’s description reads “Letter to the Honorable Mike Enzi”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 7, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56884
- CBO publication date
- December 7, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6395, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
579157bf53b3a9eb7a8976fa2911676af4cf02cc36a81621f5ffab98d5570ca5
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 3 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 116-442,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 116-442 ↗; H. Rept. 116-617 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Armed Services Committee on July 16, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 16, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/442
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/442
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/617 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6395, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
579157bf53b3a9eb7a8976fa2911676af4cf02cc36a81621f5ffab98d5570ca5
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of Washington, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 60, March 26, 2020, Pages H1728-H1729):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence'', ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 26, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 343 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6395, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
579157bf53b3a9eb7a8976fa2911676af4cf02cc36a81621f5ffab98d5570ca5
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2370 (116th) House Intern Pay Act of 2019
- H.R. 6038 (116th) Aviation-Impacted Communities Act
- H.R. 2351 (116th) Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions 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.