House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 25, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 15, 2023 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2830.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. EDWARDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 69, April 25, 2023, Pages H1948-H1949):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: [The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; . . . The single subject of this legislation is: To expand access to commercial driver education programs for veterans using the G.I. Bill.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 25, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 311 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2830, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2830
- 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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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 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
38 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 14 Democrats
14 of 38 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), John Duarte (R-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Harris (R-MD), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Susie Lee (D-NV), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Blake Moore (R-UT), James Moylan (R-GU), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), David Rouzer (R-NC), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and 8 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chuck Edwards.
- H.R. 7109 (118th) Equal Representation Act
- H.R. 5473 (118th) Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2024
- H.R. 6241 (118th) FULL Act
- H.R. 5967 (118th) Unemployment Integrity Act of 2023
- H.R. 5104 (118th) National Dam Safety Program Reauthorization Act of 2023
- H.R. 6520 (118th) No Representation Without Legal Immigration 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.