House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-324
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 9, 2020
- Committee actionDec 10, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2020 · without objection
- Passed SenateDec 18, 2020 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021
Latest action: Jan 5, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-324.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8906.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LANGEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 208, December 9, 2020, Page H7111):Article I, section 8, clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 9, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8906, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8906
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8906, last updated December 5, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Langevin.
- H.R. 439 (116th) National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act
- H.R. 2035 (116th) Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019
- H.R. 3722 (116th) Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2019
- H.R. 5680 (116th) Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020
- H.Res. 864 (116th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.
- H.Res. 119 (116th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.
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.