House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Seat of Government Act

H.R. 5195Introduced Aug 11, 2023Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

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 Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. 5195.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OGLES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 135, August 11, 2023, Page H4182):
Article I, Section VIII of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To nullify DC home rule
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 11, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 5195, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 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 May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5195, last updated May 27, 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.

Byron Donalds (R-FL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andrew Ogles.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-5 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.