House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Investing in Our Communities Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 28, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 28, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1837.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KUSTOFF, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 56, March 28, 2023, Page H1529):Under Article 1, Section 8, the Necessary and Proper Clause. Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers and all Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation pertains to advanced refunding for certain municipal bonds.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 28, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 432 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1837, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1837
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1837, last updated July 24, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
19 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 19 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), William Timmons (R-SC), David Trone (D-MD), Rudy Yakym (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Kustoff.
- H.R. 6408 (118th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations.
- H.Con.Res. 89 (118th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of…
- H.Res. 894 (118th) Strongly condemning and denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world.
- H.Con.Res. 25 (118th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of…
- H.Res. 839 (118th) Condemning antisemitism at institutions of higher education in the United States and encouraging college and university leaders…
- H.R. 800 (118th) DO NOT Call 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.