House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 18, 2023 — Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 41.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BAIRD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 7, January 9, 2023, Page H108):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, authorized by Congress' power to ``provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 165 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 41, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/41
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 41, last updated May 27, 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
71 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 28 Democrats, 1 independent
28 of 71 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Donald Davis (D-NC), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Mike Flood (R-NE), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Mike Garcia (R-CA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Bob Good (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and 41 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 621 (118th) PART Act
- H.R. 3036 (118th) Increased TSP Access Act of 2023
- H.Res. 563 (118th) Recognizing Vice Admiral Sean Buck for his 44 years of exemplary service to his country and his home State of Indiana.
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.