House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-20
To designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32806, and for other purposes.
Became law on Jun 25, 2021.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 2021
- Committee actionJun 9, 2021
- Passed HouseMay 12, 2021 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 9, 2021 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 17, 2021
- Became lawJun 25, 2021
Latest action: Jun 25, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 117-20.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 49.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SOTO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 2, January 4, 2021, Page H52):Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 4, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 49, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/49
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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.
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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
19 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 17 Democrats
2 of 19 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), David Cicilline (D-RI), Angie Craig (D-MN), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Val Demings (D-FL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Mondaire Jones (D-NY), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto.
- H.R. 4404 (117th) Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act
- H.R. 160 (117th) Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021
- H.R. 4406 (117th) Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act of 2021
- H.R. 164 (117th) To authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3681 (117th) Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2021
- H.R. 1522 (117th) Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act
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.