House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
GPA Act
Open in Bill Explorer →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 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 8845.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KEATING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 107, June 26, 2024, Page H4321):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: A bill to support democracy and the rule of law in Georgia, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 26, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 172 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8845, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8845
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 29, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3160861a3b0f847ac154659b9429d2b4b70787678ced3991ae612d28a72e7214
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 August 29, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8845, last updated August 29, 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.
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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Keating.
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- H.R. 2560 (118th) Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2023
- H.Res. 1063 (118th) Reaffirming the United States full and unwavering commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in its 75th anniversary year and…
- H.Res. 81 (118th) Calling on the President to support the creation of a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
- H.R. 1809 (118th) Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act
- H.Res. 872 (118th) Reaffirming the need for transatlantic cooperation to combat antisemitism in Europe.
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.