H.R. 49 · 117th Congress

To designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32806, and for other purposes.

Introduced on Jan 4, 2021 by Darren Soto (D-FL-9). 19 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-20.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-20
Introduced
Jan 4, 2021
Cosponsors
19
2 from the other party
Policy area
Arts, Culture, Religion
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Crime victims
  • Florida
  • Hate crimes
  • Monuments and memorials
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
  • Terrorism
  • Violent crime

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jun 25, 2021). Public domain.

This bill redesignates the Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, as the National Pulse Memorial.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Darren SotoD-FL-9Sponsor

Democrats · 17

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jan 4, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Feb 18, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  5. May 12, 2021 · HouseMr. Soto moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  6. May 12, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2219-2220)
  7. May 12, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 49.
  8. May 12, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2219)
  9. May 12, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2219)
  10. May 12, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. May 13, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  12. Jun 9, 2021Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4013)
  13. Jun 9, 2021 · SenateSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4013)
  14. Jun 9, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  15. Jun 9, 2021 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  16. Jun 10, 2021 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  17. Jun 17, 2021Presented to President.
  18. Jun 17, 2021 · HousePresented to President.
  19. Jun 25, 2021Signed by President.
  20. Jun 25, 2021Signed by President.
  21. Jun 25, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-20.
  22. Jun 25, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-20.

Committees

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.