House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Save Our Small Farms Act of 2024
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 3, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8611.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HAYES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 95, June 4, 2024, Page H3656):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other 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: To improve safety net programs, disaster relief, and crop insurance access coverage for small farmers who have historically struggled to participate in them.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 4, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 470 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8611, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8611
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 4, 2024
- 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 September 4, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8611, last updated September 4, 2024. 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
16 cosponsors — 16 Democrats
0 of 16 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), James Himes (D-CT), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), John Larson (D-CT), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), James McGovern (D-MA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Lori Trahan (D-MA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jahana Hayes.
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- H.R. 3322 (118th) Social Determinants for Moms Act
- H.R. 5757 (118th) WIC for Kids Act
- H.R. 3698 (118th) Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2023
- H.R. 789 (118th) Caring for All Families Act
- H.Res. 990 (118th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation…
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.