House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 28, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 28, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8117.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BANKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 151, August 28, 2020, Page H4311):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 28, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 270 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8117, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8117
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5bb947ffc524897d894e0a453396e477f38899fc53a98a8e088e62313c232a47
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 January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8117, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
20 cosponsors — 20 Republicans
0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), Jody Hice (R-GA), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Pete Olson (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Jason Smith (R-MO), W. Steube (R-FL), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Banks.
- H.R. 3996 (116th) VA Design-Build Construction Enhancement Act of 2019
- H.R. 1605 (116th) Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019
- H.Res. 907 (116th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China made multiple, serious mistakes…
- H.J.Res. 78 (116th) Expressing support for freedom of conscience.
- H.R. 2161 (116th) Pell Flexibility Act of 2019
- H.J.Res. 36 (116th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.