House joint resolution · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023

H.J.Res. 96Introduced Nov 2, 2023Policy area: International Affairs

Sponsor: Rep. Bruce Westerman R-AR

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 2, 2023
Committee actionNov 8, 2023
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 19, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 775.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 96.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 96, Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023” on December 6, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 8, 2023”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 6, 2023 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59816
CBO publication date
December 6, 2023
Congress.gov bill record
H.J.Res. 96, 118th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/96
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 15, 2026
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. 118-785 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 3, 2024.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 3, 2024 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/785
Congress.gov bill record
H.J.Res. 96, 118th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/96
Record last updated by Congress.gov
January 15, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2c264b760ff4df7b3b035e0c2b5c239395a75d6a4df32377498e7f3b492fd987
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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

42 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 19 Democrats

19 of 42 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Colin Allred (D-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Ed Case (D-HI), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), David Joyce (R-OH), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Young Kim (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Blake Moore (R-UT), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Katie Porter (D-CA), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and 12 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arkansas in Congress · AR-4 district

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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.