House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 2023
- Committee actionFeb 29, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 11, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 479.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4848.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4848, Censorship Accountability Act” on May 23, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 29, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 23, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60327
- CBO publication date
- May 23, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4848, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4848
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-579 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 11, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 11, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/579
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4848, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4848
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
15ab737fb5093cf1d6a5fc844ef9b8242b0fc3967161cbf396fea300f3b3e062
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 128, July 25, 2023, Page H3951):Article 1 The single subject of this legislation is: Holding government employees accountable for violating Americans First Amendment rights.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 25, 2023 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 141 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4848, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4848
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
15ab737fb5093cf1d6a5fc844ef9b8242b0fc3967161cbf396fea300f3b3e062
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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
38 cosponsors — 38 Republicans
0 of 38 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Russell Fry (R-SC), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Good (R-VA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andrew Ogles (R-TN) and 8 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.