House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 11, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 12, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8996.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEHLS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 115, July 11, 2024, Page H4625):Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To enhance rail safety.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 11, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 110 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8996, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8996
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 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 May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8996, last updated May 27, 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
33 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 27 Democrats
27 of 33 cosponsors (82%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Michael Rulli (R-OH), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), Mike Thompson (D-CA) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Nehls.
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- H.R. 3381 (118th) National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act
- H.R. 1761 (118th) Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2023
- H.R. 6980 (118th) DOCTORS Act
- H.R. 5879 (118th) Drone Research and Innovation for Law Enforcement Act of 2023
- H.R. 7932 (118th) Save Our Shrimpers 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.