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H.R. 3349: Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act

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H.R. 3349: Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-19 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-248.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 116-248. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act

Plain summary

Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act This bill authorizes the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate and honor those individuals who, as representatives of the Republic of Texas, served in the District of Columbia as diplomats to the United States and made possible the annexation of Texas as the 28th state of the United States.

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Official text

Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3349, Republic of Texas Legation Memorial (2020-05-05)

Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] reported raising $471,289 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3349 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116