House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 9, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 38.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUDSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 7, January 9, 2023, Page H108):Article 2, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 38, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/38
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5ee3898ebe59a451a2128a68ca68e115a387c287b022d80754054ef76d8249d6
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 11, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 38, last updated December 11, 2024. 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
171 cosponsors — 170 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 171 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mark Alford (R-MO), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Mike Bost (R-IL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA) and 141 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson.
- H.R. 4167 (118th) Protecting America’s Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act
- H.R. 1352 (118th) Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2023
- H.R. 4420 (118th) Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 4421 (118th) Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 2377 (118th) Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act
- H.R. 7014 (118th) Protect Medicaid 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.