House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-246
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 11, 2024
- Committee actionNov 20, 2024
- Passed HouseDec 17, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2024
- Became lawJan 4, 2025
Latest action: Jan 4, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 118-246.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7938.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-847 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 10, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 10, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/847
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7938, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7938
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. BENTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 62, April 11, 2024, Page H2317):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill amends the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to provide the Secretary of the Interior with certain authorities with respect to projects affecting the Klamath Basin watershed, and for other purposesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 11, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 288 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7938, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7938
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
00bc87f318e18ca0c17f02388f2c9315251d4c2526ea67691ce040495b4ea85f
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 (as of July 17, 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
No cosponsors.
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.