House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 16, 2022
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 28, 2022 — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Smith (NE) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be con sidered as the first sponsor of H.R. 8137, a bill originally introduced by Represenative Walorski, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8137.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. WALORSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 103, June 16, 2022, Page H5647):U.S. Constitution Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 16, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 37 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8137, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8137
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b1cd699ed746205f742190bb295eaaf25155d997e01b5e78950b64816f1c8419
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8137, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 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
54 cosponsors — 54 Republicans
0 of 54 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), James Baird (R-IN), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Connie Conway (R-CA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Bob Good (R-VA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Yvette Herrell (R-NM), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Chris Jacobs (R-NY), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) and 24 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jackie Walorski.
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- H.R. 6702 (117th) Safeguarding Women’s and Children’s Health Act of 2022
- H.R. 1994 (117th) Stop for School Buses Act of 2021
- H.R. 7229 (117th) Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains Act
- H.R. 2714 (117th) Working Families Childcare Access Act of 2021
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.