House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 5, 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. 8659.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 132, August 5, 2022, Page H7553):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 5, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8659, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8659
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
198405a2fa50094e113c2a4ae94d3d4fdfd4b19c5a2df1b5c9555d117f7e5657
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. 8659, 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
20 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 15 Democrats
5 of 20 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David Joyce (R-OH), John Katko (R-NY), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Marie Newman (D-IL), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Lori Trahan (D-MA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Katherine Clark.
- H.Res. 35 (117th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 3576 (117th) Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2021
- H.R. 3089 (117th) Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
- H.R. 5994 (117th) BE HEARD in the Workplace Act
- H.R. 7073 (117th) Into the Light for MMH and SUD Act of 2022
- H.R. 3337 (117th) BABIES Act
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Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.