House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 28, 2020
- Committee actionSep 9, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 30, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8132.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-539 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 29, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 29, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/539
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8132, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8132
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 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 Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 151, August 28, 2020, Page H4312):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 28, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8132, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8132
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c27b6e2444f9e30a133fa3a998c23ab8f74c6829b22b335c10a8386adbee93a2
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 (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8132, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
13 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 13 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Earl Carter (R-GA), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), H. Griffith (R-VA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Robert Latta (R-OH), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Fred Upton (R-MI), Greg Walden (R-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cathy Rodgers.
- H.R. 4779 (116th) To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 8158 (116th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive budget neutrality for oxygen under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2771 (116th) Protecting HOME Act of 2019
- H.R. 3162 (116th) Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019
- H.R. 1096 (116th) Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019
- H.R. 2505 (116th) Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act of 2019
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.