House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Stop Comstock Act.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 21, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8796.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BALINT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 105, June 21, 2024, Page H4120):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Reproductive RightsSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 21, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 108 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8796, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8796
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 19, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
71b9fe0ce61c9a40ac9c8c9975e6fd2a9923fc3420180347550f891a1cde597b
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 December 19, 2024). 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
129 cosponsors — 129 Democrats
0 of 129 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), J. Correa (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and 99 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Becca Balint.
- H.R. 7324 (118th) To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.
- H.R. 5623 (118th) Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act
- H.R. 4273 (118th) LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2023
- H.R. 4322 (118th) Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2023
- H.R. 7325 (118th) Community Housing Act of 2024
- H.R. 8707 (118th) Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2024
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.