House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Work Not Woke Act

H.R. 2712Introduced Apr 19, 2023Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Where it went

IntroducedApr 19, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 19, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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. 2712.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HERN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 65, April 19, 2023, Page H1887):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Prohibiting government funding and promotion of divisive concepts.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 19, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 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

30 cosponsors — 30 Republicans

0 of 30 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Mark Alford (R-MO), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Ben Cline (R-VA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Russell Fry (R-SC), Bob Good (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Mary Miller (R-IL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), David Rouzer (R-NC), Chip Roy (R-TX), William Timmons (R-SC), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Joe Wilson (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Hern.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-1 district

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