House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

SIMPLE Act

H.R. 8522Introduced Jul 27, 2022Policy area: Education

Where it went

IntroducedJul 27, 2022
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 27, 2022 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. 8522.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BONAMICI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 125, July 27, 2022, Page H7255):
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant tc following: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2022 ↗
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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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

3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats

1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.

Related bills

H.R. 10220 (119th) SIMPLE Act
Cross-Congress related bill

Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-1 district

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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.