House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 27, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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. 2987.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 71, April 27, 2023, Page H2088):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The single subject of this legislation is: to improve the handling of election mailSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 27, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 114 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2987, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2987
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2987, last updated December 5, 2025. 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
81 cosponsors — 81 Democrats
0 of 81 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), J. Correa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Al Green (D-TX) and 51 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nikema Williams.
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- H.R. 5295 (118th) Expanding the VOTE Act
- H.Con.Res. 130 (118th) Commending State and local governments for championing reproductive rights as human rights.
- H.R. 5292 (118th) Sustaining Our Democracy 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.