House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
U.S.-Greece Defense Cooperation Advancement Act
Official title: To authorize International Military Education and Training Assistance for Greece.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 19, 2026
- Committee actionMay 13, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 13, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8019.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8019, U.S.-Greece Defense Cooperation Advancement Act” on May 22, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered to be reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 13, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62456
- CBO publication date
- May 22, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8019, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8019
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAPPAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 50, March 19, 2026, Page H2622):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 19, 2026 ↗
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- Statement length
- 347 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8019, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8019
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats
4 of 9 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.