House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
HELPER Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 10, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 10, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3170.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUTHERFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 79, May 10, 2023, Page H2245):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress shall have Power . . .] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: To create a Federal Housing Administration program for first responders and teachers.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 10, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 432 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3170, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3170
- 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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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. 3170, 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
146 cosponsors — 46 Republicans, 99 Democrats, 1 independent
99 of 146 cosponsors (68%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Jerry Carl (R-AL), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Donald Davis (D-NC) and 116 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Rutherford.
Related bills
- H.R. 10524 (119th) HELPER Plus ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.