House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-112
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 13, 2021
- Committee actionNov 17, 2021
- Passed HouseMar 16, 2022 · 422–4
- Passed SenateMar 31, 2022 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentApr 7, 2022
- Became lawApr 19, 2022
Latest action: Apr 19, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-112.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3197.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3197, Save the Liberty Theatre Act of 2021” on February 25, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 17, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 25, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57885
- CBO publication date
- February 25, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3197, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3197
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 117-266 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on March 9, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 9, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/266
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3197, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3197
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2edf3ecd6c7f360cee6804c74b962089777c7f4ce66af211ebf5610a77e33794
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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. JOHNSON of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 83, May 13, 2021, Page H2316):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 13, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3197, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3197
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2edf3ecd6c7f360cee6804c74b962089777c7f4ce66af211ebf5610a77e33794
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Johnson.
- H.R. 6427 (117th) Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act
- H.Res. 1104 (117th) Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 1340 (117th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 658 (117th) Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 826 (117th) Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 955 (117th) Electing a Member to a certain standing commitee of the House of Representatives.
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.