House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 21, 2020
- Committee actionSep 30, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 18, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8326.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-578 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on November 16, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 16, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/578
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8326, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8326
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
87475bd51d11c06a79a05e241b662e25d4102e5155297f7415542d230704dcc0
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. FINKENAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 163, September 21, 2020, Page H4642):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 21, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8326, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8326
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
87475bd51d11c06a79a05e241b662e25d4102e5155297f7415542d230704dcc0
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. 8326, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Abby Finkenauer.
- H.R. 6133 (116th) STEP Improvement Act of 2020
- H.R. 7909 (116th) Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers Are Safe Act of 2020
- H.R. 246 (116th) Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2019
- H.R. 2089 (116th) Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019
- H.Res. 1200 (116th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Rural Health Day.
- H.R. 3302 (116th) Keep Physicians Serving Patients 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.