House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 26, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 26, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8838.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLYDE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 107, June 26, 2024, Page H4320):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which gives Congress the power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.'' Additionally, the First Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits Congress from making any law abridging the freedom of speech, provides the basis for this legislation aimed at protecting free speech rights in the digital age. The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit federal agencies from taking certain actions relating to social media companies that could infringe upon First Amendment rights, including directing or encouraging content moderation, and to establish safeguards…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 26, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 744 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8838, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8838
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 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 February 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8838, last updated February 4, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andrew Clyde.
- H.J.Res. 26 (118th) Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
- H.J.Res. 44 (118th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol…
- H.R. 6046 (118th) Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act
- H.J.Res. 42 (118th) Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of…
- H.J.Res. 144 (118th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol…
- H.R. 6734 (118th) Stopping Unconstitutional Background Checks 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.