House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 22, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial 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. 3587.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAPPAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 86, May 22, 2023, Page H2502):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into the Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Office thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: JudicarySource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 22, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 402 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3587, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3587
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
44a6bce774394d10312d04b163ad68741fee78a7c87fc950be79139d0ef72c19
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 January 15, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3587, last updated January 15, 2026. 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas.
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- H.R. 7984 (118th) Rural Small Business Resilience Act
- H.R. 6531 (118th) TRAIN VA Employees Act
- H.R. 1139 (118th) GUARD VA Benefits Act
- H.R. 4432 (118th) LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2023
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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.