House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 8, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 8, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 8298.
- 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. 170, No. 80, May 8, 2024, Page H2998):Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Labor & EmploymentSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 8, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 115 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8298, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8298
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
232061f862e93f984021d2d635c8b8523f12b6cd3ee40b8a22307ac4053f7605
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 July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8298, last updated July 21, 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
11 cosponsors — 11 Democrats
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Greg Casar (D-TX), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Robert Scott (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.
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- H.R. 6235 (118th) Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2023
- H.R. 309 (118th) Opportunity To Address College Hunger Act
- H.Res. 219 (118th) Expressing support for developing supportive, inclusive, safe, and responsive public schools that provide all students with a well-rounded…
- H.R. 3625 (118th) Ruthie and Connie LGBTQI Elder Americans Act of 2023
Related bills
- H.R. 9116 (119th) Equal Remedies Act of 2026Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.