House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 21, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 21, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5659.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. POSEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 153, September 21, 2023, Page H4458):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: The bill prohibits federal research agencies from carrying out certain activities with countries of concern.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 21, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 172 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5659, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5659
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68b4d9c862e638ae2933298b7882bfa3ce9be85df84d74c210a661555c598ac1
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 May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5659, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Posey.
- H.J.Res. 39 (118th) Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and…
- H.Res. 1423 (118th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 21 through September 28, 2024, as "National Estuaries Week".
- H.Res. 451 (118th) Recognizing the need for greater access to rural and agricultural media programming.
- H.R. 1100 (118th) SAFE for America Act of 2023
- H.Res. 688 (118th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 16 through September 23, 2023, as "National Estuaries Week".
- H.Res. 139 (118th) Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ("NASCAR").
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.