House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2023
- Committee actionJul 12, 2023
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 18, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1209.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1209, FOCA Act of 2023” on August 29, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on July 12, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 29, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59518
- CBO publication date
- August 29, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1209, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 118-899 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on December 18, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 18, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/899
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1209, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. COMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 37, February 27, 2023, Page H916):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Federal procurement policy.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 117 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1209, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aa21fd4620c830506abdb065aedb1c9677d5f4b5ff9b237fe836ab80e770d8cf
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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
122 cosponsors — 122 Republicans
0 of 122 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Ken Buck (R-CO), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mike Collins (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and 92 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Comer.
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- H.R. 140 (118th) Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act
- H.R. 890 (118th) GOOD Act
- H.R. 9598 (118th) Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024
- H.R. 9597 (118th) Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024
- H.R. 139 (118th) SHOW UP Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.