House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
KIDS CARE Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 28, 2022
- Committee actionMay 18, 2022
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 16, 2022 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 285.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7233.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-374 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 16, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 16, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/374
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7233, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7233
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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. HUDSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 54, March 28, 2022, Page H3896):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 28, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7233, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7233
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
20b67b563dc39c18e6a4a4d1c9a24466ad723705527d3ca256030d7c2062fa23
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 (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats
4 of 5 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.
Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), David Trone (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson.
- H.R. 3743 (117th) Supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration Act
- H.Res. 122 (117th) Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 1225 (117th) Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 146 (117th) Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 36 (117th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 602 (117th) Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.