House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Article I Regulatory Budget Act

H.R. 261Introduced Jan 10, 2023Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Where it went

IntroducedJan 10, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 10, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 261.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOOD of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 8, January 10, 2023, Page H152):
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 10, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 261, 118th Congress
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 261, last updated September 8, 2026. 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

5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans

0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Nancy Mace (R-SC), Mary Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Good.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-5 district

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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.