House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

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H.R. 5192Introduced Aug 11, 2023Policy area: Labor and Employment

Where it went

IntroducedAug 11, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Aug 11, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. 5192.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LIEU, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 135, August 11, 2023, Page H4182):
Article I Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Labor
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 11, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 5192, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
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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.

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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

9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats

0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Nikema Williams (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Lieu.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-36 district

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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.