House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
SAYFE Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 19, 2023
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 19, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2711.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GARCIA of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 65, April 19, 2023, Page H1887):Section 8 Article I of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: DOD provided sexual assault and abuse prevention training to JROTC cadets.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 19, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 157 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2711, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2711
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 9, 2025
- 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 September 9, 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
15 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 11 Democrats
4 of 15 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.
Shontel Brown (D-OH), Donald Davis (D-NC), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), David Joyce (R-OH), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), John Rutherford (R-FL), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Marc Veasey (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sylvia Garcia.
- H.R. 5524 (118th) Foreign Affiliates Sharing Pilot Program Extension Act
- H.R. 16 (118th) American Dream and Promise Act of 2023
- H.R. 10426 (118th) Protect Intersex Children Act
- H.Res. 279 (118th) Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of Dolores Huerta.
- H.R. 3491 (118th) POJA Act of 2023
- H.R. 6298 (118th) Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
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.