House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 10, 2024
- Committee actionMay 15, 2024
- Passed HouseSep 9, 2024 · 306–81
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 10, 2024 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8333.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8333, BIOSECURE Act” on June 25, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on May 15, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 25, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60449
- CBO publication date
- June 25, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8333, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8333
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WENSTRUP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 82, May 10, 2024, Page H3005):Action 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 10, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 182 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8333, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8333
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5a563531164e61eebda57286d3d14a33583afca1d2319c5b7710ad057e5316dd
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 committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8333, last updated May 27, 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
14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Donald Davis (D-NC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Mark Green (R-TN), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup.
- H.R. 1432 (118th) VETT Act
- H.R. 3667 (118th) Social Security Child Protection Act of 2023
- H.R. 3738 (118th) Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act
- H.R. 3800 (118th) Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act
- H.R. 4818 (118th) Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023
- H.R. 1691 (118th) Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2024
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.