House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-80
To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Became law on Dec 27, 2021.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 8, 2021
- Committee actionJul 14, 2021
- Passed HouseJul 26, 2021 · 416–0
- Passed SenateDec 18, 2021 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2021
- Became lawDec 27, 2021
Latest action: Dec 27, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 117-80.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1664.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 117-52 ↗; H. Rept. 117-107 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 16, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/SRPT/52
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/107 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1664, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1664
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
79f28141a1a03aa7e3271cf9fdff1090f497aca4d21e1c3dfef34f0cfdd68fe2
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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. VEASEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 43, March 8, 2021, Page H1122):Article 1, Section 8--``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 8, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 286 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1664, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1664
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
79f28141a1a03aa7e3271cf9fdff1090f497aca4d21e1c3dfef34f0cfdd68fe2
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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
17 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 10 Democrats
7 of 17 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), John Curtis (R-UT), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Blake Moore (R-UT), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Darren Soto (D-FL), Van Taylor (R-TX), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marc Veasey.
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- H.R. 340 (117th) Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021
- H.R. 1992 (117th) SCALE Act
- H.R. 3169 (117th) Future of Local News Act
- H.Res. 700 (117th) Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month".
- H.R. 1721 (117th) To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.