House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Interstate Ferry Fairness Act
Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, so that a privately or majority-privately owned ferry or ferry terminal facility is an eligible entity for purposes of participation in the Ferry Boat Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Nick LaLota R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 6, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 7, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8200.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LaLOTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 62, April 6, 2026, Page H2825):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 6, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8200, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8200
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 17, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
11 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 11 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Mike Bost (R-IL), James Comer (R-KY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Laura Gillen (D-NY), James Himes (D-CT), John Larson (D-CT), Michael Lawler (R-NY), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nick LaLota.
- H.R. 787 (119th) Plain Language in Contracting Act
- H.R. 835 (119th) 9/11 Memorial and Museum Act
- H.R. 586 (119th) Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act
- H.R. 788 (119th) DOE and SBA Research Act
- H.Res. 991 (119th) Requesting return of official papers on H.R. 1834.
- H.Res. 1394 (119th) Condemning prosecution policies that give preferential treatment to foreign nationals over United States citizens.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.