House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Long Bridge Act of 2020
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 2, 2020
- Committee actionJul 29, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 11, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7489.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-613 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 2, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 2, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/613
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7489, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7489
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 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 Mr. WITTMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 122, July 2, 2020, Page H3063):US Constitution: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 ``The Congress shall have power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian Tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 2, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 188 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7489, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7489
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e9aa8302b99817932ff7bc7e6d6a4e14217950c4c673dba7d61c8bad5408e475
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7489, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
12 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 12 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Ben Cline (R-VA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), A. McEachin (D-VA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Denver Riggleman (R-VA), Robert Scott (D-VA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Wittman.
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- H.Res. 1123 (116th) Expressing support for the designation of September 29, 2020, as National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day.
- H.Res. 551 (116th) Emphasizing the importance of addressing participation in career and technical education.
- H.R. 1577 (116th) VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act
- H.R. 236 (116th) No Budget, No Pay Act
- H.Con.Res. 124 (116th) Expressing the sense of Congress that public health professionals should be commended for their dedication and service to the United…
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.