House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 18, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 18, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. 4709.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOTTHEIMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 123, July 18, 2023, Page H3701):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all laws that shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all 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: Foreign AffairsSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 18, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 317 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4709, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4709
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 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 June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4709, last updated June 6, 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
48 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 23 Democrats
25 of 48 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Jason Crow (D-CO), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Donald Davis (D-NC), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Jared Golden (D-ME), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), John James (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), David Joyce (R-OH), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Brian Mast (R-FL), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Wiley Nickel (D-NC), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and 18 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.