House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 21, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Accountability, 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. 8479.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HOULAHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 88, May 21, 2024, Page H3399):Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To establish an Interagency Council on Service to promote and strengthen opportunities for military service, national service, and public service for all people of the United States, as well as related actions.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 21, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 297 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8479, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8479
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 8479, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Michael Waltz (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan.
- H.R. 1735 (118th) Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
- H.R. 4670 (118th) Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2023
- H.R. 6969 (118th) To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
- H.R. 4166 (118th) Support UNFPA Funding Act
- H.R. 293 (118th) Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act
- H.R. 4333 (118th) Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023
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.