Short-Term Detention Standards Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8808.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SLOTKIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 105, June 21, 2024, Page H4120):
  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: This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to make every effort to ensure that apprehended individuals are given access to appropriate temporary shelter, bathrooms and shower facilities, water, appropriate nutrition, hygiene, personal grooming items, and sanitation needs. Currently, CBP is only required to make every effort to provide food and water.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 21, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  645 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8808, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8808

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 4, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  7b36f8855f39cd11c56b943b3b177c9c71459f813c3528bc382f9f335b770652

  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. 8808, 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.