House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

America Works Act of 2023

H.R. 1581Introduced Mar 14, 2023Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Sponsor: Rep. Dusty Johnson R-SD

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 14, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 5, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1581.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1581, America Works Act of 2023” on September 6, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As introduced on March 14, 2023”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 6, 2023 ↗
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September 6, 2023
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H.R. 1581, 118th Congress
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May 6, 2025
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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. JOHNSON of South Dakota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 47, March 14, 2023, Page H1287):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To standardize work requirements for able-bodied adults enrolled in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 1581, 118th Congress
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May 6, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 6, 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

47 cosponsors — 47 Republicans

0 of 47 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Mark Alford (R-MO), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Russell Fry (R-SC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Lisa McClain (R-MI), Tom McClintock (R-CA) and 17 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress · SD at-large district

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