House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2024
- Committee actionMar 21, 2024
- Passed HouseDec 5, 2024 · 208–196
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 9, 2024 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7198.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7198, Prove It Act of 2024” on December 2, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on September 10, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 2, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61042
- CBO publication date
- December 2, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7198, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7198
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7198, Prove It Act of 2024” on December 2, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 22, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 2, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61043
- CBO publication date
- December 2, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7198, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7198
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f5c0c83b4a43e8bef2cc1eb69590797e86aed5712be9ebab3156a3f4165c99cb
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-761 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on November 22, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 22, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/761
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7198, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7198
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f5c0c83b4a43e8bef2cc1eb69590797e86aed5712be9ebab3156a3f4165c99cb
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FINSTAD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 19, February 1, 2024, Page H389):Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: Making amendments to the Executive Branch regulatory process.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 318 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7198, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7198
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f5c0c83b4a43e8bef2cc1eb69590797e86aed5712be9ebab3156a3f4165c99cb
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7198, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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
17 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 17 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Mike Carey (R-OH), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Carol Miller (R-WV), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Bryan Steil (R-WI), David Valadao (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brad Finstad.
- H.R. 329 (118th) American Workforce Empowerment Act
- H.R. 2423 (118th) Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act
- H.R. 5107 (118th) Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Recoupment Act
- H.R. 1011 (118th) Audit and Return It Act
- H.R. 5631 (118th) Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2023
- H.R. 7900 (118th) EPA Accountability to Farm Country Act
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.