House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Real Emergencies Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 22, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 23, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4300.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PFLUGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 109, June 22, 2023, Page H3111):To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: To deny the President authority to declare a national emergency, an emergency or major disaster, or public health emergency on the premise of climate change.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 22, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 433 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4300, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4300
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 24, 2024
- 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 August 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4300, last updated August 24, 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
19 cosponsors — 19 Republicans
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bob Good (R-VA), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Scott Perry (R-PA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), David Rouzer (R-NC), W. Steube (R-FL), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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- H.Con.Res. 57 (118th) Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.