House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Backlog Justice Act of 2022
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 1, 2022
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 1, 2022 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8264.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLEAVER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 110, July 1, 2022, Page H5930):Article 1, Section 8, of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 1, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8264, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8264
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
16833ce409075b85ff1f8136a353d1df6056c467bde96021f63791bc35fb2b20
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. 8264, last updated January 3, 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
68 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 66 Democrats
2 of 68 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Val Demings (D-FL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and 38 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.
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- H.R. 3243 (117th) Pipeline Security Act
- H.R. 2553 (117th) Real Estate Valuation Fairness and Improvement Act of 2021
- H.R. 5750 (117th) Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act of 2021
- H.R. 4949 (117th) Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal 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.