House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Healthy Babies Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 27, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 27, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4989.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DE LA CRUZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 130, July 27, 2023, Page H4144):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 The single subject of this legislation is: Provide healthy food options for infants.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 116 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4989, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4989
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
900eaf0c21fc188b849a10d140d015ccade1c4adc3eb3701f2a1c7c3eec7bd25
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. 4989, 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), James Moylan (R-GU).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Monica De La Cruz.
- H.R. 1076 (118th) Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act
- H.Res. 683 (118th) Expressing support for the diplomatic relations required to encourage the Government of Mexico to fulfill its water deliveries on an…
- H.R. 7280 (118th) HUD Transparency Act of 2024
- H.R. 7480 (118th) Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
- H.Res. 1065 (118th) Denouncing the Biden administration's immigration policies.
- H.R. 412 (118th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the "Agent Raul H.…
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.