House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-247
Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site Act
Became law on Jan 4, 2025.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Waltz R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2024
- Committee actionNov 20, 2024
- Passed HouseDec 17, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 20, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2024
- Became lawJan 4, 2025
Latest action: Jan 4, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 118-247.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8012.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-848 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 10, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 10, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/848
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8012, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8012
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 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 Mr. WALTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 64, April 15, 2024, Page H2398):Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Natural ResourcesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 81 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8012, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8012
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
64b45e782137f58e6c917e661671710935130680427b524d81237d8d0d8e74ca
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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
50 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 17 Democrats
17 of 50 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.
Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), John James (R-MI), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Waltz.
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.