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H.R. 8281: SAVE Act

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H.R. 8281: SAVE Act

118th Congress · introduced 2024-05-07 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2024-05-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 344 (2024): On Motion to Recommit, HR8281 (2024-07-10), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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SAVE Act

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Official text

SAVE Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr8281.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · 104 cosponsors

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Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Jim Banks (R-IN), Barry Moore (R-AL), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Roger Williams (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Keith Self (R-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Austin Scott (R-GA), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Mike Bost (R-IL), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), August Pfluger (R-TX), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC) and 44 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] reported raising $783,177 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong118-hr8281 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118