House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights 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 Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1838.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LEE of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 56, March 28, 2023, Page H1529):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Reproductive Health, Civil Rights, Gender EquitySource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 28, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 143 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1838, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1838
- 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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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 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
172 cosponsors — 172 Democrats
0 of 172 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Cori Bush (D-MO), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and 142 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee.
- H.R. 1088 (118th) Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 561 (118th) EACH Act of 2023
- H.Con.Res. 44 (118th) Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
- H.R. 932 (118th) To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.
- H.R. 1510 (118th) Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2023
- H.R. 3583 (118th) Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth 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.