House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 26, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 26, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. 531.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 17, January 26, 2023, Page H428):U.S. Constitution Article I Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Establishing a tax credit for individuals and corporations who contribute to scholarship granting organizations.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 26, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 193 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 531, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/531
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2214ea862bf1b2a9dfad304218bce6ccda6863c773e798c524bddae8e5888b7b
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 531, last updated December 5, 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
155 cosponsors — 154 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 155 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mark Alford (R-MO), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Ben Cline (R-VA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) and 125 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Adrian Smith.
- H.R. 8413 (118th) Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Land Conveyances Act
- H.R. 7507 (118th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 203 East 6th Street in Lexington, Nebraska, as the ‘William E.…
- H.R. 3801 (118th) Employer Reporting Improvement Act
- H.J.Res. 62 (118th) Providing for the reappointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- H.J.Res. 63 (118th) Providing for the appointment of Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- H.J.Res. 64 (118th) Providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.