House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
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- IntroducedJun 12, 2024
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Latest action: Jun 12, 2024 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8715.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LETLOW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 99, June 12, 2024, Page H3975):Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution of the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: Providing support tools for mothers, postpartumSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 12, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 154 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8715, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8715
- 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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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 May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
20 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 20 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Don Bacon (R-NE), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Young Kim (R-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chris Pappas (D-NH), August Pfluger (R-TX), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Julia Letlow.
- H.R. 5 (118th) Parents Bill of Rights Act
- H.R. 6418 (118th) Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
- H.Res. 977 (118th) Recognizing the importance and contributions of National Board Certified Teachers.
- H.R. 5691 (118th) Drought Assistance Improvement Act
- H.R. 6717 (118th) Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023
- H.R. 8436 (118th) Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers Act
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.