House joint resolution · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Definition of 'Employer'-Association Health Plans".
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Walberg R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 2, 2024
- Committee actionSep 11, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 16, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 715.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 181.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 181, providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to “Definition of ‘Employer’-Association Health Plans” on November 12, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on September 11, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 12, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60975
- CBO publication date
- November 12, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 181, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-877 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on December 16, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 16, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/877
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 181, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 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. WALBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 110, July 2, 2024, Page H4453):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ``Definition of `Employer'-- Association Health Plans''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 2, 2024 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 268 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 181, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 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
21 cosponsors — 21 Republicans
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Bob Good (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), John James (R-MI), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg.
- H.R. 4468 (118th) Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023
- H.R. 3277 (118th) Energy Emergency Leadership Act
- H.R. 443 (118th) Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
- H.R. 1377 (118th) Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2023
- H.R. 618 (118th) Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
- H.R. 7890 (118th) Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection 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.