House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 18, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 18, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. 3470.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEYER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 84, May 18, 2023, Page H2457):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: EducationSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 18, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 73 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3470, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3470
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9c87a73c7766090de37ca152b64924a81cbdfcd1673e0d71a10182c46c644c7d
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. 3470, 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
106 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 105 Democrats
1 of 106 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Greg Casar (D-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donald Davis (D-NC), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and 76 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Beyer.
- H.R. 5399 (118th) Humane Cosmetics Act of 2023
- H.R. 1277 (118th) Military Spouse Hiring Act
- H.J.Res. 76 (118th) Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery as the "Arlington House National Historic Site".
- H.R. 856 (118th) Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act
- H.Res. 881 (118th) Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
- H.R. 974 (118th) AIM Act of 2023
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.