House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 6, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 6, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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. 4494.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LEE of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 116, July 6, 2023, Pages H3172-H3173):Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 informs the Congress that the primary authority to set election law and to administer federal elections rests with the States and not with the Congress. Article I, Section 5, Clause 1. Article I, Section 8, Clause 17. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress shall have Power . . .] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into The single subject of this legislation is: This bill promotes election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, providing State tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections and…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 6, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 748 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4494, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4494
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
276a37927e05a03bdae1ce203e3f67a9eb22c64877edb425adbb6a1ecfc41aa5
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. 4494, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Laurel Lee.
- H.R. 7888 (118th) Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
- H.R. 4470 (118th) Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023
- H.R. 8664 (118th) DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act
- H.R. 9769 (118th) Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act
- H.R. 2601 (118th) National Human Trafficking Hotline Enhancement Act
- H.R. 5082 (118th) REPORT Act
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.