House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Preserving Family Farms Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 26, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 26, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4937.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PANETTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 129, July 26, 2023, Page H4032):Article I, Section 8, clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: TaxSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 26, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 78 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4937, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4937
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ceeac36bd41e56ba143699c78a73eeba5b00f226b7910e653380e69c72694f87
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 September 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4937, last updated September 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
14 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 1 Democrat
13 of 14 cosponsors (93%) are from the other party.
Erin Houchin (R-IN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), John Rose (R-TN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Bryan Steil (R-WI), W. Steube (R-FL), Michael Waltz (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Panetta.
- H.R. 1097 (118th) Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023
- H.R. 1839 (118th) Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
- H.R. 1321 (118th) More Homes on the Market Act
- H.R. 1763 (118th) Military Family Nutrition Act of 2023
- H.R. 3611 (118th) Kazakhstan Permanent Normal Trade Relations Act of 2023
- H.R. 1685 (118th) E-BIKE 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.