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 House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3491.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GARCIA of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 84, May 18, 2023, Page H2458):Article 1; Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: employment; discrimination; laborSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 18, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 108 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3491, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3491
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
74cbeeb92724080f22281ef65ce454431b8971d559d58306ad5cc236d9efd649
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 July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3491, last updated July 21, 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
20 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 18 Democrats
2 of 20 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jesús García (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), John Larson (D-CT), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Robert Scott (D-VA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sylvia Garcia.
- H.R. 5524 (118th) Foreign Affiliates Sharing Pilot Program Extension Act
- H.R. 16 (118th) American Dream and Promise Act of 2023
- H.R. 10426 (118th) Protect Intersex Children Act
- H.Res. 279 (118th) Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of Dolores Huerta.
- H.R. 6298 (118th) Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
- H.R. 2711 (118th) SAYFE 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.