House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 12, 2024
- Committee actionNov 20, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 20, 2024 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8706.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLOUD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 99, June 12, 2024, Page H3975):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: The single subject of this bill is eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion iniatives within the federal government.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 12, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 218 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8706, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8706
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
63a329a5aaeabd5a69b1a9d6133f849640148c6ea0ac34c0a6b8ec727c5e88c7
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. 8706, 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
75 cosponsors — 75 Republicans
0 of 75 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Ben Cline (R-VA), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Mike Collins (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Ron Estes (R-KS), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Mike Flood (R-NE), Russell Fry (R-SC) and 45 more.
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.