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H.R. 8784Introduced Jun 18, 2024Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. Celeste Maloy R-UT

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 18, 2024
Committee actionSep 18, 2024
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 19, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 791.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8784.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-940 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on December 20, 2024.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 20, 2024 ↗
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H.R. 8784, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MALOY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 103, June 18, 2024, Page H4115):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To require each agency to evaluate the permitting system of the agency, to consider whether a permit by rule could replace that system, and for other purposes.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 18, 2024 ↗
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H.R. 8784, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (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

26 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 26 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Mike Collins (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), John Curtis (R-UT), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Vince Fong (R-CA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Blake Moore (R-UT), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Mary Peltola (D-AK), August Pfluger (R-TX), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Pete Stauber (R-MN), David Valadao (R-CA), Rudy Yakym (R-IN), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Celeste Maloy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Utah in Congress · UT-2 district

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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.