House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 2021
- Committee actionMar 24, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 15, 2021
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 16, 2021 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1703.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1703, National Children’s Museum Act” on May 11, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 24, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57181
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1703, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1703
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-32 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 12, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 12, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/32
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1703, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1703
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4b8d44b36d47aa21c15a7cc52e8fedbc36ba4ef9757ddb367580c421eae49a00
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 44, March 9, 2021, Page H1190):clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 9, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1703, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1703
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4b8d44b36d47aa21c15a7cc52e8fedbc36ba4ef9757ddb367580c421eae49a00
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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
16 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 12 Democrats
4 of 16 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
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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.