House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 14, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 14, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5491.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KUSTOFF, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 149, September 14, 2023, Page H4348):Under Article 1, Section 8, the Necessary and Proper Clause. Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers and all Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation establishes due process protections for individuals and institutions of higher education being investigated by certain athletic associations.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 14, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 514 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5491, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5491
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ebf70b977d04bddff07bcabf4846ba0a57720e3273be0670de732c5c71d37f48
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 January 15, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5491, last updated January 15, 2026. 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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Steve Cohen (D-TN), Josh Harder (D-CA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Glenn Thompson (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Kustoff.
- H.R. 6408 (118th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations.
- H.Con.Res. 89 (118th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of…
- H.Res. 894 (118th) Strongly condemning and denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world.
- H.Con.Res. 25 (118th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of…
- H.Res. 839 (118th) Condemning antisemitism at institutions of higher education in the United States and encouraging college and university leaders…
- H.R. 800 (118th) DO NOT Call Act of 2023
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.