House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 21, 2023
- Committee actionSep 18, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 4, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 658.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5623.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-797 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on December 4, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 4, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/797
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5623, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5623
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9483e9145d1153054863ec66d7334707c29aa4c2a9a9c0818fade2b07e7316ef
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BALINT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 153, September 21, 2023, Page H4457):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Mental HealthSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 21, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 102 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5623, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5623
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9483e9145d1153054863ec66d7334707c29aa4c2a9a9c0818fade2b07e7316ef
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 (as of November 18, 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
22 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 19 Democrats
3 of 22 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Troy Carter (D-LA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Marie Perez (D-WA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), David Trone (D-MD), Lauren Underwood (D-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Becca Balint.
- H.R. 7324 (118th) To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.
- H.R. 8796 (118th) Stop Comstock Act.
- H.R. 4273 (118th) LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2023
- H.R. 4322 (118th) Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2023
- H.R. 7325 (118th) Community Housing Act of 2024
- H.R. 8707 (118th) Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2024
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.