House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-144
Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Act
Became law on Dec 11, 2024.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 20, 2024
- Committee actionSep 11, 2024
- Passed HouseSep 23, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 3, 2024 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 5, 2024
- Became lawDec 11, 2024
Latest action: Dec 11, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-144.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7764.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-683 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on September 18, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 18, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/683
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7764, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7764
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 49, March 20, 2024, Page H1296):Pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: This bill establishes a commission to study the potential transfer of the Weitzman Naitonal Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 20, 2024 ↗
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- Statement length
- 258 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7764, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7764
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
474274feebb40be2dd1c0b2dbc27851b8a65078f5aebf2b3bd17463aca77d8ad
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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
94 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 52 Democrats
42 of 94 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Judy Chu (D-CA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Donald Davis (D-NC), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL) and 64 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.