House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
MAKERS Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 3, 2023
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 3, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2475.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 59, April 3, 2023, Page H1699):to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts, and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: Science and Technology EducationSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 3, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 309 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2475, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2475
- 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.
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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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
A. Ferguson (R-GA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Scott.
- H.R. 3347 (118th) Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023
- H.Res. 678 (118th) Recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2023…
- H.Res. 1384 (118th) Recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2024…
- H.R. 9739 (118th) Jobs, On-the-Job Earn-While-You-Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans Act
- H.R. 7261 (118th) Reimagining Inclusive Arts Education Act
- H.Res. 217 (118th) Supporting the designation of March 2023 as Endometriosis Awareness Month.
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.